One of the most attractive critters at the zoo splashes through frigid waters: polar bears, the beauties of the Arctic Circle ...

Tina and Milo, the ermine and stoat mascots of the upcoming 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, are already everywhere -– smiling on stuffed animals, posters, mugs and T-shirts.Ermines and stoats are the ...

January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...

If seeing the northern lights in Canada has been on your bucket list for years, 2026 might be the year to finally make it happen. Not just because aurora viewing is magical — though it absolutely is — ...

Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures ...

Groundhogs predict spring with the same accuracy as flipping a coin. But they’re vital to their ecosystems, feasting through ...

Greenland’s remote eastern fjords are a place of elemental beauty, where glaciers carve through the land, musk oxen roam ancient valleys and human resilience is tested against the raw power of nature.

Watch this curious fennec fox explore its surroundings—safe, adorable, and full of personality.

Plenty of islands claim to be Galapagos-like, but are they really? These gorgeous, must-visit destinations have much in ...

Ahead of the release of Sam Raimi's "Send Help," revisit the stories of Alexander Selkirk, Marguerite de la Rocque, the Tongan castaways and others who endured in remote locales ...

While they both belong to the family Canidae, jackals and foxes occupy different branches of the canine family tree.

FILE: Dave Rempel, 28, a biologist with the Institute for Wildlife Studies, carries a juvenile bald eagle in a kennel to a hack tower on Santa Cruz Island. The National Park Service released seven ...