Marine animals that were sickened by the bloom washed ashore from Malibu to Long Beach coasts. The algae, which can build up ...

Filmmaker Bertie Gregory's new documentary special captures the extreme challenges facing the world's fastest land animal.

The continent of Africa is home to a variety of different habitats – from grasslands and deserts to jungles and forests. Because of this level of biodiversity, Africa is populated by many unique ...

Nature never stops amazing us with creatures that seem straight out of a sci-fi flick. Be it deep-sea oddballs or backyard buddies, animals pull off tricks that leave people wondering if that is even ...

Some Miami Seaquarium dolphins find new home in Florida Keys KEY LARGO, Fla. — Four bottlenose dolphins born in captivity at the now-shuttered Miami Seaquarium will now live out the rest of their ...

Beaked whales have rarely been seen. Now scientists are using underwater sounds to help identify these mysterious creatures.

The Hippopotamus is famously known as the River Horse. Learn about this water mammal, its Greek name origins, fascinating ...

Polar bears are changing at a genetic level in response to climate change. This is what it means for the rest of the Arctic.

The floor of the Cueva de Mono, a cave in the Dominican Republic, is a gruesome graveyard. For thousands of years, it served ...

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

For the first time ever, paleontologists have found fossil traces of burrowing bees nesting inside the buried bones of other ...

A BELOVED orca with a “big personality” has tragically died, aged 50. Katina the killer whale was known for delighting ...