J.R.R. Tolkien has no shortage of fans in the science world. Dozens (at least) of organisms have been named after Lord of the ...

Imagine you're an alpaca. You're completely covered in fleece. Now imagine you're Noel, a fleece-covered alpaca at a zoo in Akron, Ohio, where a heat advisory is in effect through the weekend, and a ...

As temperatures climb into the 90s or higher and people blast their conditioning, the Indianapolis Zoo has to ensure its resident animals, who hail from a variety of climates, all stay cool and ...