Joy—fleeting woo-hoo moments like "catching the perfect wave"—is felt by many diverse animals, and researchers want to know ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

A study of wild African herbivores offers new insight into how environmental conditions—not just diet and anatomy—can ...

Winter Storm Fern brings widespread snowfall across multiple states, with some areas reporting over a foot of snow and ...

The world-famous parks and reserves of Kenya and Tanzania offer some of the planet’s most awe-inspiring wildlife encounters.

An African penguin named Anchovy, along with some friends, made her way to the Ironton branch of the Briggs Lawrence County ...

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 ...

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

From their home in Contra Costa County, Peter and Corie Knights have made it their mission to help animals. What makes it unusual is those animals live more than 8,000 miles away. The Knights founded ...

The Africa Cup of Nations, or AFCON, is a biennial tournament pitting Africa's best national teams against each other for the continent's top soccer prize. It's been running without interruption since ...