Animals

Did you know there are no wild alpacas? These adorable, docile South American ruminants are raised mainly for …

Usually, soft-bodied species like spiders aren’t fossilized in rock-like animals with bones and teeth. More often, ancient spiders …

USC researchers, studying bones at the L.A. County Natural History Museum, have found evidence of a fearsome shark …

The popularity of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is growing rapidly among people who are seeking alternative healthcare remedies …

When we mere humans are standing outside bundled from head to toe and wincing in the wind, it …

During the Song Dynasty, a hunter from Yangshan County (in present-day Guangdong Province) had caught some wild game, …

Sixty-nine pharmaceutical compounds have been detected in stream insects, some at concentrations that may threaten animals that feed …

Hujing, a small island off the coast of Taiwan, is trying to attract tourism and boost the local …

Hundreds of hikers each day pass by the fallen boulder along the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon …

A brown bear from Alaska has been dubbed the fattest bear in America by an online poll conducted …