Useless animals, animals with no purpose, strange animals in nature, and misunderstood wildlife are phrases people often search online. Many creatures appear lazy, ugly, or unimportant when judged ...

Humans are animals. This statement, although true, is unsettling for many people. Such discomfort reveals a deep ambivalence about how we see ourselves — a part of nature, yet somehow different from ...

Now in its 23rd year, the contest attracts the country's most renowned nature photographers, who could submit their star images in one of 10 categories – Animals in Nature, Animal Behaviour, Botanical ...

Encountering animals in nature — whether on a hiking trail, at the beach or in a neighborhood park — can be one of the most rewarding aspects of spending time outdoors. This time of year brings ...

Manatee sightings have been on the rise this summer along North Carolina's Outer Banks. Jennette's Pier director Mike Remige says manatees traveling so far north is unusual for the Florida animals, ...

For nearly two centuries, scholars have sought to understand how humans first began to domesticate plants and animals. In Nature’s Greatest Success: How Plants Evolved to Exploit Humanity, Robert ...