Getting too close to wildlife is always a bad idea, but doing so during mating season can be downright dangerous.

New Italian site finds show early humans ~400,000 years ago skillfully used elephant bones to make tools, not just for food.

This year, less than a kilometer from where I live, a girl named Peace Mwende was killed by a lion. The news hit me hard: She ...

Namibia has put 170 "high value" wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the southern African country's environmental ministry said on Wednesday.

Forest officials in India's southern Tamil Nadu state said on Friday they used a crane to pull an elephant from a well, after working for more than 12 hours to rescue the animal.

Scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station are reporting a highly variable year for acorn production in ...

Two tourists are speaking out after they managed to escape an angry elephant while on a canoe safari trip in Botswana, an ...

In the US, men on average die 5.8 years earlier than women. A new study offers evolutionary insights into the death gap ...

We asked scientists from the Dog Aging Project for practical tips to improve your dog’s lifespan—from what to feed them to ...

Women usually live longer than men, and animals show the same pattern. Evolution, genes, and parenting explain why.

Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures that may determine ...

Fifteen young New England cottontail rabbits, the only species native to New England, born at the Bronx Zoo have been ...