More than 1,500 animal sanctuaries operate throughout the U.S., each providing its inhabitants with unique, individualized care and a forever home. Most animals that enter sanctuaries have experienced ...

Metalheads, put down your proverbial shields for one moment. We all love destroying each other in the pit while the world's heaviest music possesses us to partake in warlike brutality, but we aren't ...

In a perfect world, we'd still be co-existing with the dodo, woolly mammoth, and quagga, but sadly, these are among the 900+ extinct animal species. Climate change, pollution, and human predation are ...

Every year, scientists wade into jungles, deserts and museum collections to examine animals and, if they're lucky, discover a new species. In the meantime, scientists are busy learning about these new ...

Evolution has come up with some pretty amazing ways to get things done. Evolution has come up with some pretty amazing ways to get things done when it comes to animals, plants and microbes. From ...

Neurobiologist Kenneth Catania’s passion for scrutinizing odd animal adaptations all started with a creature with a 22-point star on its face. Catania first saw a star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) ...