Animals

Blue spotted salamanders have been seen walking across snow and new research suggests how they get by in the cold.

The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline.

A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution.

A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.

India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?

A new study finds that about half of the physical variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age.

Much of the turkey's early history is shrouded in uncertainty, historians and etymologists say — which is particularly true of how the bird got its name.

No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time.

Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.