Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

Some animals are so rare, they only exist in a single U.S. state and nowhere else in the world! From isolated islands to remote mountain ranges, these five creatures have found their perfect habitat.

A small population of California burrowing owls is getting a helping hand when it comes to romance—from a team of devoted ...

Researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the ...

"Most of the species are plants," said Jesse Leddick, assistant director of Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program in ...

An Indiana man is facing criminal charges after a video showing a dog in distress on the back of a speeding trailer went viral earlier this week.

The first human case of bird flu in Ohio was reported in a farm worker from Mercer County. There have been 68 human cases of bird flu in 11 states since January 1, 2024, including one death in ...

The Semipalatinsk Test Site, also called the Polygon, is lesser known but was used by the Soviet Union to test nuclear ...

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert introduced a bill last week to remove wolves from the U.S. endangered species list, reviving ...

Florida panthers. Thirty-six of the endangered cats were killed by vehicle strike – the most since 2016. Yet Florida has no ...

Ranchers reported Feb. 3 the collared wolf in Glade Park, which is about 17 miles from the Utah border and 10 miles southwest ...

At least one bird from a commercial poultry operation in Lancaster County has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian ...