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

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An AI app is decoding dinosaur footprints—and may have just spotted the world’s oldest birds hiding in plain sight.

The Wisconsin Humane Society is bringing back its popular Poorly Drawn Pets fundraiser for a sixth time. In exchange for a ...

Nelson’s elk was one of 153 harvested in 2025 despite challenging weather and storm-ravaged terrain, according to the ...

OL veteran Jim Zumbo has covered the mule deer from its heyday to its predicted and ongoing decline. Here's what he's learned.

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“Nuisance Bear” is blessed with what is surely the cutest opening shot at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, but don’t be fooled: This is no cuddly nature documentary.

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

For Wild Lights, the park district provided life size replicas of a black bear, cougar, wolf, deer or other animals along ...

If you don't know what an African Painted Dog looks like, you're in for cuteness overload. The Saint Louis Zoo recently announced a new litter of pups in a purely sweet video. "Put your paws together ...

The Youth Arts Collective in Monterey celebrates its 25th anniversary with an art-a-thon fundraiser and a disabilities-themed pop-up exhibit.