Desert lizards, like chuckwallas, face harsh conditions with salty food and little water. To combat this, they've evolved a unique adaptation: sneezing salt. Specialized nasal glands filter excess ...

Established in 1939, the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix continues to uphold a legacy of showcasing and protecting Arizona's desert environments. In 2022, the garden welcomed more than 870,000 ...

A giant whale that lived almost 40 million years ago is now thought to be the heaviest animal that has ever lived, scientists said Wednesday. The Perucetus colossus — meaning the colossal whale from ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- A summer camp hosted by the Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation is providing a group of kids with a week long of fun activities, as well as several educational ...

NEW YORK (AP) — There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip ...

How students at one school in Butler, Pennsylvania, are helping those at another Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving in 2025.

What do crayfish and the metal mercury tell us about clean water? What do animal adaptations tell us about their environment. Meet a scientist who studies crayfish and hopes they will show him how ...

Explores how plants and animals survive in one of Earth's harshest environments—deserts, where annual rainfall is less than 10 inches and temperature extremes are common. The film shows how desert ...

Nine-year-old Ethan Camacho is having quite the week. He spent part of Monday holding a kitten, although he says he was more excited about the two large horses he got to pet earlier that morning.

Editor's note: This report includes images of dead animals that may cause some readers distress. Dozens of cats were left to die in the unforgiving heat of the Abu Dhabi desert, animal rights ...