A fan-favorite fundraiser held by the Wisconsin Humane Society is back by overwhelming demand, and the Local Five morning ...

A recent study that shows how cows can use tools recalls the controversial 1982 cartoon from "The Far Side" comic strip called "Cow Tools." ...

Melquea Smith pivoted her entire career when she realized Black and brown kids weren't seeing themselves in picture books.

An "ugly portrait" may not sound like the best gift at first, but a local animal shelter is challenging that idea by turning bad art into big support for vulnerable pets.

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure ...

The Potter League for Animals invites community members to attend its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m.

A careless moment in a 15th-century workshop involving one curious cat walking across freshly inked parchment has turned into a rare time capsule of everyday medieval life. More than 500 years later, ...

For local conservationists, the footage of a wild beaver offered a hopeful glimpse of wildlife returning to landscapes where ...

Have you ever known anyone who’s waited 61 years to get an elk?” a Hastings hunter joked. "It was an absolute privilege and a ...

Can you chip in? As an independent nonprofit, the Internet Archive is fighting for universal access to quality information. We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...