A viral video of a man’s painful porcupine encounter becomes a lesson in wildlife behavior and safety. Learn how porcupine quills work, why handling wild animals is dangerous, and what this accidental ...

Porcupine quills are a precious material for Indigenous artists because they can’t be purchased just anywhere – artists must ...

Winter has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. With today’s winter solstice, the days will start to get a little bit longer, but the cold will stick around. We humans typically handle the ...

Rabies surprised public health officials earlier this year when a wild red fox bit nine people—including a United States congressman—in Washington, D.C. Within a day, a D.C. public health lab ...

In this tutorial, learn how to create a beautiful diorama depicting Catnap from Poppy playtime trying to catch a goldfish in the aquarium with his super long arms. using polymer clay sculpting ...

When Serenity Strull, a photo editor at the BBC, rescued her dog Margot, she knew right away that the three-year-old pitbull mix struggled with anxiety. "The shelter labelled her as shy and good with ...

You can find many different music playlists for dogs and cats online. Do they actually help animals relax? When Serenity Strull, a photo editor at the BBC, rescued her dog Margot, she knew right away ...

Covered in lush fur, the thickest in the animal kingdom, sea otters can live their entire lives in the ocean, feeding heavily upon seafloor animals such as shellfish and crustaceans. Eelgrass meadows ...

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Viruses typically aren’t considered ‘alive,’ as many core biological functions are outsourced to their potential hosts. But a newly discovered organism appears to straddle the line between virus and ...

Whether it's reversible anuses or exploding intestines, the natural world proves that internal body parts shouldn't always ...

Mango Tango Art Gallery welcomes the season with its annual Holiday Art and Gift Show, opening Saturday, Dec. 13, from 5:30 p ...