Down past New Orleans lies Plaquemines parish, a narrow sliver of land at the tip of Louisiana that reaches southward like a ...

A researcher inspects the interior of a male American horseshoe crab at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Known ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt. The Smithsonian Institution came of age in the era of Manif ...

The alligator gar is a unique and ancient species of fish that has captured the attention of scientists and anglers alike.

Imagine drifting through the ocean, surrounded by creatures so alien and ancient that they predate dinosaurs, trees, and even ...

Rockalina the eastern box turtle had never ventured outdoors since 1977 — now she’s healing and getting to feel grass beneath ...

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He explains that SSTCN volunteers walk the 14-kilometre stretch from Neelankarai to Marina beach every night from January to March to collect turtle eggs. “This is to protect the eggs and ...

Owls have a unique way of eating. They eat and digest what they can from their prey and then regurgitate pellets that look a ...

The Trump administration's proposal to change the definition of the word “harm” in the Endangered Species Act could bring ...