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Wed, Mar 27, 2013 11:13 AM by Catie Leary
Animals at Smithsonian's National Zoo make the most of lingering winter weather after a spring blizzard blanketed nearly half of the U.S. earlier this week.
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Wed, Mar 27, 2013 10:46 AM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
Naming species after people is not new, with several insects and other organisms being donned with celebrity names.
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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 5:40 PM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience
It stands to reason that male animals should raise only their own offspring, but research shows that males of many species care for young they did not sire.
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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 5:36 PM by Bryan Nelson
First there was the seedless watermelon. Now ducks can father chickens. Is there anything we can't accomplish through genetic modification?
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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 5:19 PM by Melissa Breyer
Chinese officials have a new mystery to solve. It's the second incidence of dumped animals in less than a month.
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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 4:17 PM by Andrea Thompson, OurAmazingPlanet
The camera is in India's Bhadra Tiger Reserve, a habitat that has seen success in growing the tiger population.
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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 1:03 PM by Melissa Breyer
What is it about these 250-pound creatures that makes us go so weak in the knees?
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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 12:03 PM by Catie Leary
London's Natural History Museum is opening its seasonal butterfly house for visitors to observe the fascinating life-cycles of hundreds of live butterfly species from across the world.
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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 11:30 AM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience
Between 700 and 3,500 years ago, ancient seafarers colonized the remote islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean, hunting local birds and deforesting the islands.
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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 7:40 AM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
The primates are both mouse lemurs, which are tiny, nocturnal lemurs that measure less than 11 inches from nose to tail.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2013 2:05 PM by Laura Moss
From otter basketball to walrus aerobics, check out the creative ways these animals stay fit and healthy.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2013 1:12 PM
Video: An orphan polar bear cub in Alaska will soon be moved to a zoo in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2013 1:06 PM by Megan Gannon, LiveScience
Conservationists are hoping that fertilized eggs of the wild cat can be implanted into a surrogate mother of a related species.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2013 1:00 PM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet
These unmanned aerial vehicles could help scientists better understand migratory patterns and learn about marine life health.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2013 11:53 AM by Megan Gannon, LiveScience
Some sea snakes likely stopped interbreeding with larger-headed cousins as a survival mechanism.
