Prioritizing which animals and plants to help is driven mostly by whether we like them or not. Some experts say that may not ...

The beloved Oscar winner, who died on Oct. 11, 2025, refused to play by the rules—and we loved her all the more for it.

Conservative leaders feel they now have the political will to remove key pieces of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted ...

Federalism is worth defending. So is the idea that we should treat farm animals better, if for no other reason than that harming sentient beings is usually wrong.

The impressive traditions of 4-H were on display at the Lincoln County Fair earlier this summer in Eureka. Members of the local 4-H clubs in south Lincoln County, South 40 and Kootenai Kids and ...

Read on for some chilling curiosities from the creatures of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

It was in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII instituted a major reform of the calendar, which has since been almost universally adopted.

Fascinating facts about unique and unusual animal behavioursSurprising anatomy traits like shrimp hearts and octopus ...

Windows 10 has been one of Microsoft's biggest successes, powering millions of PCs for nearly a decade, but its time is coming to an end. In the coming days, the company will officially retire the ...

Vaccines save lives — that’s a fact. A 9-month-old receives her OPV vaccine from a health worker in an informal tented settlement in Ajloun, Jordan. The vaccination occurred during a mobile ...

Tucked into the high plains of Fremont County, a two-hour drive southwest of Denver, is America’s highest-security prison: ADX Florence, the only federal prison with a Supermax designation. The ...

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — Two people in Hamblen County are being charged with animal cruelty after Hamblen County Animal Control found 184 animals, including cats, dogs and livestock living in a home and ...