Discover how famed naturalist John James Audubon’s 1811 journey to Cape Girardeau shaped his legendary wildlife art and led ...

Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park encompasses the Springfield Botanical Gardens, where specialized gardens showcase plants from around the world alongside native Missouri species.

A crucial piece of the Texas Gulf Coast's birding paradise has been saved from the threat of beachfront development.

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Adventure Aquarium is celebrating the season with its Christmas Underwater program, which runs through Dec. 24 and brings ...

Researchers have confirmed a new jaguar in southern Arizona, marking what they say is the fifth big cat over the last 15 ...

Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach on the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle ...

"As you can imagine it's a very sad day over here." ...

All over the country, cities and towns are going all out for next year’s semiquincentennial party. Here are our 9 picks for where to go—and how to start celebrating now. Cities and towns all over the ...

What could be a better gift than someone with a wanderlust, a hunger to experience other cultures, heritage, landscapes, a ...

Born in 1995 at a Louisiana alligator farm, Claude’s milky scales and pinkish-red eyes made him unforgettable. When he arrived at Cal Academy’s Steinhart Aquarium in 2008, he quickly became more than ...

The San Francisco Bay Area lost a beloved resident this week. Claude, an albino alligator that lived at the California Academy of Sciences, died at the age of 30.