Tree planting has been widely touted as a cost-effective way of reducing global warming, due to trees' ability to store large quantities of carbon from the atmosphere. But, an international group of ...

All living things have a blueprint provided by the DNA that is stored in every one of their cells. Yet the amount of DNA in each cell – what we refer to as genome size – spans an incredible range ...

As technology races forward, a familiar face from the Ice Age may be about to make a comeback: the woolly mammoth.

The Bird Alliance of Oregon posted a photo of the charming snow-white creature on its Instagram account, along with an update on its health and as-yet-to-be-determined future.

With how many species of this familiar waterfowl live in or migrate through the state, you could say Virginia is for duck ...

With shiny green foliage and attractive berries, lingonberries are useful ground cover plants that will thrive in part-shade ...

A land of caribou, whales and polar bears Kaktovik is 670 miles (1,078 km) north of Anchorage, on Barter Island, between the Arctic Ocean and Alaska's North Slope, an area of vast, treeless tundra ...

In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover a variety of Animals that Start with X. From the exotic to the everyday, you'll ...

Nearly three decades ago on a chill, still December afternoon, I watched three majestic trumpeter swans touch down in a ...

The auction is slated for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain, which provides critical habitat for polar ...

When it comes to the survival of animals living in the wild, the characteristics of the group can matter as much as the ...