The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has delayed the rollout date for its updated electronic license system (ELS). In an email sent Friday morning, Jan. 31, Kelly Straka, director of the ...

The pod of killer whales that showed up Thursday, Jan. 30, have only been documented less than 10 times since 1993.

For a second time, the world watched as Tahlequah, an endangered southern resident killer whale, struggled to keep her dead newborn calf afloat in the Salish Sea. But with Ottawa failing to take ...

From venomous spines to spike-covered genitalia, creatures around the world have unique features that set them apart.

U.S. figure skater Spencer Lane, 16, shared a photo from inside American Eagle Flight 5342 before it took off from Wichita, ...

Hoskin found Scawfell Island sun skinks in rainforest areas with “granite rocks,” such as several leaf-filled “gullies.” He also saw the lizards “basking in sun gaps on the forest floor” and searching ...

The month of December brought the endangered Southern Resident killer whales sadness and joy.

In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters ...

Whale sharks are already a vulnerable species, with populations threatened ... fish of such immense size—adds a new chapter to the story of these formidable predators. While it’s possible that other ...