Winding through thick forests, hiking up desert trails, or simply pulling over at a scenic lookout, one can never get far ...

Fourth of July weekend leads to lots of lost pets, which places extra strain on local animal shelters. Those rescues need the ...

Conservationists went to dramatic lengths to save the birds, including pumping boiling hot water into the ground to ward off ...

Here are six volunteers who make a difference at National Parks and other federal lands, from an 8-year-old who does the ...

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Fifty thousand years ago, North America's landscapes were alive with an astonishing array of enormous creatures. Massive woolly mammoths roamed vast icy plains, while dense forests echoed with the ...

For the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump sucked up all the political oxygen of planet earth. He ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

Louisiana brings together dozens of agencies and national partners to improve animal response planning during disasters ...

Animals have evolved remarkable and, at times, deadly defense mechanisms to survive in the wild. From sardines forming massive whirlpools to confuse sharks, to the pufferfish inflating to appear ...

A visit to Rocky Mountain National Park may have you singing Rocky Mountain High once you have experienced the splendid ...

With summer in full swing and temperatures on the rise, Whit Johnson shares how zoos are helping animals across America beat the heat.