The state is focusing on animals doing the most harm. Ones taken off the 'Dirty Dozen' list include chameleons and the Cuban tree frog.

Other near universal welfare issues among small pets — which apply to our cats and dogs, too — include monotonous and unnatural diets, boredom, and lack of enrichment. Pierce said that handling can ...

See beautiful orchids at a Smithsonian museum, test yourself on National Puzzle Day, hear music from around the globe or learn about the history of Spam.

I grew up in the Maryland suburbs and spent much of my childhood in the woods. I would turn over rocks to find shiny ...

In this fun video, Carl Jackson and his children show off their near-record python catch using their own bodies for ...

As safari-goers look beyond the big five, endangered African wild dogs are emerging as one of the continent’s most sought-after sightings. These camps have turned the limelight into sustained ...

A month before the Selma marches in 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson lay in a bed at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Selma, Ala. It was the only medical facility in the city that treated Black patients.

The church will always be Elsa Harris's home, but she’s carried that devotion into the music of Minnie Riperton, Paul Simon, ...

The 44th Annual Plymouth Ice Festival is this weekend in downtown Plymouth. You can see over 70 ice sculptures throughout the ...

Poduri, who attends Stanford Online High School part-time and grew up in the tech-centric community of Mountain House, started coding early in life. Coding can often be a tricky task for young ...

MIT professor and author Joshua Bennett speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new memoir and cultural history book, "The People Can Fly: American Promise, Black Prodigies, and the Greatest Miracle ...