Siku, a 15-year-old male polar bear, is moving in the coming weeks to Madison, Wisconsin — home, of course, of the University ...

China has claimed a milestone in Arctic exploration as it conducted the first manned deep-sea dive in the ice-covered waters of the region, an emerging zone of global competition. Newsweek has ...

A high-tech greenhouse brings fresh produce to Gjoa Haven, an Inuit hamlet in Canada’s Arctic whose residents have little experience growing plants. Strawberries grown in converted shipping containers ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — While the Oregon Zoo may be saying goodbye to Nora, another polar bear will be joining the zoo in her place as part of a national initiative to try to save the imperiled species. Nora ...

Dinosaurs, fortunately for most of us, are extinct, but we share the planet with some of their relatives, and those family members are being celebrated in Washington on Saturday at the Smithsonian ...

Flights in and out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport were delayed Saturday afternoon as thunderstorms moved through the area. As of 8:30 p.m., the average delay for flights out of O'Hare was ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An integral member of the Cincinnati Zoo is handing the reins over as he shifts his focus to a new role. Thane Maynard says on average 5,000 visitors a day come through the zoo’s ...

Boo at the Zoo returns to the Philadelphia Zoo for three weekends of family-friendly activities. Guests can visit on Saturdays, Oct. 11, 18 and 25; Sundays, Oct. 12, 19 and 26; and an added date on ...

The Los Angeles Zoo is turning Halloween into a family affair this October with Boo at the L.A. Zoo, a two-weekend program that combines trick-or-treating with up-close looks at some of the zoo’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two chimpanzees born at the L.A. Zoo are the first in 11 years Both are unnamed females Two baby chimpanzees have ...