A thrilling fossil discovery on England’s Jurassic Coast has revealed a brand-new species of prehistoric mammal, thanks to the sharp eye and fieldwork of a University of Portsmouth paleontology ...

The slimy, segmented, bottom-dwelling California blackworm is about as unappealing as it gets—but get a few dozen or thousand together, and they form a massive, entangled blob that seems to take on a ...

Next time you hear hooting and it sounds like “Who’s coming for dinner,” take a look in your garden or backyard to determine ...

The USDA previously reopened certain ports, such as Douglas, Arizona, after Mexico's efforts to control the screwworm pest.

Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are the only armadillo species inhabiting the United States. Once found only in ...

The New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite, is making a concerning comeback. Learn about the screwworm's threat to ...

A University of Portsmouth student has discovered a new species of prehistoric mammal dating back 145 million years to the ...

Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized flies and drop them from the sky.

Nighttime predators can be scary, and some are more intimidating than the rest. Here are the most dangerous nocturnal predators in the U.S.

“Sea of Grass,” written by Hage and former Star Tribune environmental reporter Josephine Marcotty, hit bookstores just before ...

As far as I know, Charles Darwin never played in a band, but he still got famous. What many people don’t know is that he was mainly famous for his book about earthworms.

There are two species of seahorse in the British Isles – the short-snouted seahorse and the spiny seahorse. Both species are mostly found along the south and west coasts of England and Wales but have ...