A military museum in North Yorkshire had a very different type of visitor today - one with long ears, four legs and an ...

The raccoon has long held our fascination, admiration, and even our disdain. Perhaps no other animal has been as associated ...

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

History isn’t all generals and politicians. Sometimes it’s a stray mutt or a pigeon with a mission that rewrites the script.

From WWII to the Jersey shore, find out the chilling details on some of the scariest shark attacks in history.

In one of its most unique episodes, Kings and Generals explores animals that altered the course of history. From Porphyrios, ...

Snakes are often associated with "malevolence", "slyness" and "hidden unfriendly intentions", said the Dangerous Street Project, and they've appeared in propaganda for decades. Following the Japanese ...

Some animals are so rare, they are more like myths than living, breathing organisms. Take the Upemba lechwe, for example.

Wendy Taylor started West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton for injured or abused animals after a fire at her home in 2003 ...

The fossils of ancient salamander-like creatures in Scotland are among the most well-preserved examples of early stem tetrapods -- some of the first animals to make the transition from water to land.

The ancient footprints from Australia were found on a slab of sandstone recovered near Melbourne and show reptile-like feet with long toes and hooked claws. Scientists estimate the animal was about 2 ...

The National Gallery of Art pairs art and science in a survey of some of the finest Dutch and Flemish painting of the 17th ...