Deserts cover roughly a third of Earth’s land surface, and they’re far more varied and extreme than most people realise. […] ...

After reviewing recent genetic, morphological, and biogeographic studies on giraffes, scientists have now split the single ...

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Sir David Attenborough narrates BBC America’s six-part series Kingdom, which follows the survival struggles of four African animal families—leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and lions. Filmed over five ...

The golden eagle is the fastest eagle in the world and can reach speeds of up to 150-200 miles per hour when swooping down to hunt. Eagles' sharp talons and beaks make light work of dispatching their ...

Torrential rains and severe flooding across parts of southern Africa have killed more than 100 people in three countries, destroyed thousands of homes and caused tens of millions of dollars’ worth of ...

Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...

Once you’ve been to the National Western Stock Show, you won’t forget it. Here are memories from Denver Post staffers. Big ...

South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park faces a daunting recovery, with severe floods expected to take years to repair and cost millions of pounds, the environment minister confirmed on Thursday.

We like to think that the universe follows a strict set of logical rules, but every now and then, we stumble upon facts that ...

The world is a far stranger place than we often give it credit for, and sometimes the truth is more bizarre than the wildest ...

The sadly now extinct rhino lived on the steppes and tundra of Europe and Asia, living alongside people for thousands of ...