Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.

Sticking with a long-term life partner to rear children has long been considered a dominant mating pattern for our species, ...

The Olympic Marmot is a meaningful symbol of Washington's identity, particularly in an era of rapid environmental change.

The animals at the Dallas and Fort Worth zoos are more than cute — they’re built for survival in surprising ways. From ...

A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

Proposed changes by the Trump administration to the federal Endangered Species Act are raising alarm among conservationists ...

While cleaning fossils retrieved from a cave on a Caribbean island, a researcher noticed something strange in the hollow ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, ...

The Ohio Department of Wildlife confirmed an animal spotted on a wildlife camera in Cleveland was the first record in that ...

Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists. That's because they forage food and build dens, storing fabric, ...

Ringtail is Arizona’s state mammal, designated in 1986 to highlight regionally tied symbols. Ringtails are nocturnal, desert-adapted raccoon-like carnivores about the size of a house cat with a ringed ...

This video highlights three remarkable mammals that stand as the largest members of their respective families. It explores how each species evolved unique traits that allowed them to surpass all their ...