Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature — a strategy called heterothermy — and outlast storms, ...

Nature is replete with incredible survival tactics, and one of the most intriguing of these is mimicry. There are creatures that have developed leaf, flower, twig, or even algae camouflage so ...

Sara Andrea Fajardo's picture book, Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa won this year's Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal.

The sun must feel so warm on his fur!

Central Park Zoo doesn't have Madagascar movie animals. But you can see penguins!

University of Florida experts warn that some popular plants sold in stores are invasive and harmful to the state's ecosystem. Eight common invasive plants found in Florida retail centers include ...

All animals need to eat to survive, grow and reproduce. To do so, they also need to avoid being eaten. This is a big challenge for many of Australia’s native mammals, because when they search for food ...

The lions that roamed the plains of northern Botswana were dying. One by one, the big cats were succumbing to poisoned bait ...

New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot, from disappearing, with intensive conservation efforts.

A recent study found an unexpected benefit of female caribou antlers: they can function like a vitamin for deer that have just given birth ...