At the Oregon Zoo in Portland, thousands of animals representing hundreds of vibrant species live on 64 forested acres in ...

On a trip to the arctic town of Churchill, Manitoba, I joined the trend of taking trips to see threatened places and animals ...

Scientists investigating an ancient mystery have uncovered the first evidence that a Bronze Age strain of plague infected livestock, not just humans. During the Middle Ages, a devastating outbreak of ...

Front-line observers spot something early, but the signal fades as it moves upward Read more at The Business Times.

As the tractors roll back into the streets of Brussels and London, it feels an opportune moment to reflect on the state of ...

If we avert our eyes from the bird flu threat because our systems have grown inattentive, underfunded and unprepared, we risk ...

Will Brevard County voters renew the Indian River Lagoon sales tax? On Monday, Rep. Monique Miller, SeaWorld, Florida Tech ...

BRISBANE, Australia ― The first thing you want to do when you get to Australia is pet a koala. The good news is that flying ...

Sneak peek at upcoming San Diego-area street fairs, festivals, concerts, performances, art shows, library events, community meetings and more ...

A reread reveals Stuart Little as a two-inch boy who resembles a mouse, reshaping childhood memory and literary curiosity and ...

Fear was the main tool used to convince the public that it was essential for the U.S. to go to war in Iraq. The manufacturing of fear was evident in a speech by Vice President Dick Cheney in August ...

In the Middle Ages, a plague killed a third of Europe’s population. Fleas carried the plague bacterium, Yersinia ...