This week, we discovered that some gophers are not the pests they’re made out to be, perhaps even sharing some of the farming behaviors of humans. And a martian rock a million years in the making ...

This week, JPL scientists reported that glaciers speed up and slow down at predictable intervals. CERN's ATLAS experiment ...

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Mysuru Dasara is a world-famous, 10-day annual festival in Mysuru, Karnataka, India, celebrating the victory of Goddess ...

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The state’s first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by ...

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources took on the Columbia River’s salmon-eating sea lion problem in a nearly 2½-hour hearing Wednesday.

"We weren't going to deny the fact that our boats could hit whales," said Viking Yacht's John Depersenaire. But, "there's ...

The state of North Dakota has an opportunity to boost its tourism industry with the addition of Bison World in Jamestown. The ...

New research has dramatically expanded the known roster of mammals on Earth. A new review published in the Journal of Mammalogy shows that the number of living mammal species has surged to nearly ...

Coatis may look like a mix of raccoon, anteater, and mongoose, but this unique mammal is far more fascinating than it appears. Celebrated on 3rd December, World Coati Day focuses on the importance of ...

The endangered Hawaiian monk seal faces numerous threats — from entanglement in fishing lines to loss of habitat, shark predators, human disturbances, and diseases.