Winter may seem quiet and uneventful, but for many animals, it is one of the most active and dynamic times of the year. While many species retreat into hibernation or head south, a surprising number ...

A curious raccoon enjoys a tasty lunch while investigating its forest surroundings.

Climate change is quietly rearranging the Amazon and Andes—winners and losers are emerging, and the Northern Andes may hold ...

A mastodon bone will be on display at the Museum of Fulton County, nearly half a century after its original discovery.

A shy, ferret-sized predator called the coastal marten has been quietly hanging on in the forests of southern Oregon and northern California.

The Yanacocha Reserve in the Ecuadorian Andes is the last refuge for a tiny hummingbird facing extinction. The Black-breasted ...

A South Brevard rehabilitation facility is taking care of baby raccoons. More than a dozen orphans are being rehabbed after their moms were re-located or the babies were left behind. Homeowners can ...

Once upon a time, Leslie Lippincott Hidley and a friend were sitting on her back porch near downtown Ojai, enjoying her ...

While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...

"At the moment, bats and hedgehogs are in true hibernation, that is, a state of torpor. Raccoon dogs, badgers and bears are ...

In most forests, a visitor’s eye is trained on what can be reached. The trunk can be measured. The leaves can be plucked. A ...