Harvey, Austin. "Scientists May Have Identified A New Form Of Life That’s Neither Plant Nor Fungus." AllThatsInteresting.com, January 23, 2026, ...

“Hundreds of fossils representing over a dozen species of Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, and Homo had been found in the Afar ...

A shy, ferret-sized predator called the coastal marten has been quietly hanging on in the forests of southern Oregon and northern California.

Pileated woodpeckers can grow up to 17 inches long, thriving in large and decaying trees in old-growth forests across North ...

It’s understandable if you’ve never heard of the coastal marten. These secretive—but adorable—woodland carnivores nearly went extinct. Fortunately, these ferret-sized mammals are making a slow ...

From Niagara Falls to the Redwood Forests, state parks preserve many of the nation’s iconic landscapes and historic treasures ...

“Why?” she queried. “Did a raccoon chew up your debit card once?” ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

Sixteen 5,200-year-old canoes have been discovered under Lake Mendota in the U.S., making most of them older than the Egyptian pyramids.

Extreme temperature swings, known as continental climate, are common in North America's interior. Plants enter a hibernation-like state called dormancy to survive cold winters and avoid growing too ...

From fruit flies that bite to a tiny mouse opossum and a feathered dinosaur preserved with the remains of its last meal, more than 70 new species were described this year by researchers at the ...