Hundreds of animals, from tiny ants to mighty hippos, are shaping the Earth's surface as powerfully as floods and storms. These animals effectively act as landscape engineers, reorganizing soils and ...

Visitors at the Everglades National Park were in for a special show last week when an alligator and crocodile came to blows ...

From mice performing first aid to birds using antioxidants, animals display remarkable self-medication behaviors that could ...

Tropical rainforests in Central and South America house one of the world’s most unique mammals, the slow-moving, tree-top ...

Latin America, a biodiversity hotspot home to 40% of the world’s species, is witnessing an alarming decline in its wildlife.

A Venezuelan migrant waits on the beach in Panama for a boat to Colombia US President Donald Trump's hardline policies have triggered a new migration wave from north to south The homebound ...

The West has long captivated Americans’ imaginations with its iconic vistas and mythical lore. Mountains jutting toward the ...

Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...

Residents and visitors often see swallow-tailed kites flashing overhead during the spring months as they hunt just above the ...

Most iguanas live in the Americas. But scientists have found evidence some floated to Fiji, likely snacking on their raft ...

Some philosophers believe that creating art requires intention —for example, a sculptor will mold clay with the intention of ...

With a New Zealand cruise comes tremendous variety, from the biodiversity of flora and fauna not found anywhere else on the ... president of Holland America Line (hollandamerica.com), one of nearly 20 ...