Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations of the charismatic predators that prowl the coastal mountains between the Bay ...

California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife decided to increase tag limits on black bears so that hunters can kill two in a ...

Both the UK and US Governments have pledged to end research using animals, but is such a goal realistic? And how might it change medical research? Talha Burki reports.

Pharmaceuticals that people globally rely on for daily health — including antibiotics, antidepressants and painkillers — are entering ecosystems via wastewater, posing poorly understood risks. Once ...

Many residents, who feel light provides them safety, are not happy with the decision, but officials assert that this is the ...

When the time is right, a good love song can make all the difference.

Lake Winnebago saw record-short sturgeon spearing seasons in the early 2000s that drove rule changes shaping the sport today.

Two environmentalist groups want an end to Trump administration foot-dragging when it comes to the beleaguered monarch butterfly.

The Maine Turnpike Authority said it used 24,000 tons of road salt last winter to keep the highway clear and safe.

The director of the South Portland Water Protection Department said road salt runoff ends up in wastewater treatment facilities, which cannot filter all of the toxins out.

FEATURE For four years, Colette Kaluza’s driven across California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and other states, traversing paved ...

The Queen gets to tell everyone what to do, and she chooses a few males to breed with, we believe,” says Kerns. “However, she can have one of the largest litters of any mammals, over 30 babies at a ...