Jefferson Elementary School students have been taking a closer look at the rainforest to boost their language arts skills. First grade students recently completed a six-week unit about animals, their ...

In a forested region of Angola where a cliff separates the landscape, a new species of butterfly was discovered. /iStockphoto ...

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From the adorable but deadly pine marten to the massive sperm whale, get to know some of the amazing animals that call ...

A gorgeous cat named Miso-Chi is the San Diego Zoo's newest resident, and zoogoers may be surprised to see what he can do.

A frog and a tarantula share a cave — without one eating the other? It sounds like a fable, but in South America and Asia, this is a reality. Why these very different animals form a living community ...

Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups ...

This Central American superstar can seem pricey compared to her neighbours, but there are plenty of ways to cut costs ...

Dominique’s, The Ark, Famous, El Cid, Jimbo’s, B.E.D. and The Caves are long gone from the local dining scene. But old-timers in South Florida may remember them, and newcomers may enjoy reading about ...

A species of old-growth tree that is totally new to science has been hiding out in a narrow slice of mountain rainforest in ...

Demand for the patchouli plant’s oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who now grow and process it. But the ...