As I write this column I am feeling quite under the weather. The flu has come to town and it has me in its grip. I haven’t ...

Surgeon Muhammad Mansoor Mohiuddin is a leader in the novel field of xenotransplantation—transferring organs from one species to another—in his case, from pigs to humans.

Males of the South American species incubate their young in their vocal sacs. The London Zoo recently established a breeding ...

Learn more about Fiji's iguana species and how they likely used natural rafts to float to Fiji some 34 million years ago.

The narrator of NBC's 10-part nature documentary 'The Americas' has a familiar voice because you've heard it in major Disney ...

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai caused a mild stir last week. Though the resignation of his membership of the ...

Chicago has been named the “rattiest” city for 10 years running, according to pest control company Orkin, and efforts to ...

I was bundled up for the winter cold but my dog was eager to go. As soon as we were out the door, owl hoots greeted us. A pair of great horned owls were calling to each other from trees about a block ...

I recently wrote an article touching on various inherent dangers lurking in the midst of the wonderful outdoors. As more people begin to stray outside, with the arrival of the spring season, I decided ...

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents after exposure, but how at-risk are you? Are there any cases in New Jersey? What ...

We may be more likely to see snakes this time of year, as the weather warms. Use this information to make encounters less ...

New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...