Rhinos are often seen as tough, aggressive animals that quietly roam forests and grasslands, minding their own business – unless disturbed. With their huge bodies, thick skin, and sharp horns, they ...

Fresno Chaffee Zoo is closing one of its oldest attractions, ending a nearly 40-year run on an exhibit that invited “nature lovers to take a walk on the wild side.” So, wrote The Fresno Bee on the ...

Did you know cows were banned from downtown London in 1937 because of excessive mooing from two cows on the lawn at Eldon House? The project will feature 200 short historical facts displayed along the ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twelve remarkable rainforest animals—from jaguars and sloths to orangutans, toucans, and poison dart frogs—thrive in the dense ...

L.A. has one of the largest animal shelter systems in the country, and it’s going through a major shake-up. Sign up to start every day with California's most ...

Scientists long believed it would take more than a century for animals to return to deforested land. New research shows that’s not always the case. Scientists long believed it would take more than a ...

Tropical forests are hot, steamy places. But when large numbers of trees are cut down, they get even hotter. Our recent research in Nature Climate Change shows that clearing large areas of the ...

Covington, N.Y. (WHAM) — On Wyoming Road, just outside the village of Wyoming, in Wyoming County, Shannon Morgan and her husband have a little family farm that could probably double as a petting zoo. ...

Tropical forests are hot, steamy places. But when large numbers of trees are cut down, they get even hotter. Our recent research shows that clearing large areas of the rainforest exposes hundreds of ...

Gloger’s Rule, first proposed in 1833, suggests animals in warm and humid environments often develop darker pigmentation. Darker feathers and fur contain melanin, which can strengthen structures and ...