Approximately 1000 men traveled to the New World with Christopher Columbus on his second transcontinental crossing in 1493.

Humans weren’t the only life forms that made the passage from Europe to America on Columbus’ maiden voyages. Here are a few ...

A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than treats to show when handlers gave it a small pumpkin to play with ...

What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...

More than 200 birds, including an emu and a peacock, that were rescued from a Pima County property earlier this month due to alleged chronic neglect and welfare concerns have caused overcrowding at ...

HUNTINGTON — St. Joseph hosted a Blessing of the Pets on Friday, an event that also featured a parade of animals big and small, from parakeets to even a horse. Students from St. Joseph Catholic School ...

People are understandably pretty smitten with large vertebrates, but insects are ... in terms of their ecological impact, more significant.” ...

LAKE BENTON, Minn. (KELO) — In every city, big and small, amenities tend to come and go. But in the small town of Lake Benton, Minnesota, there’s been one consistent form of entertainment for well ...

The romantasy series “Small Town, Big Magic” concluded in September with its final book, “Dragon Fires Everywhere.” But while the four-book journey is over, the authors behind what’s known as the ...

On a bright weekend morning in the courtyard outside of Corpus Christi Parish in Portsmouth, pets were under foot. “It's like you got everything here,” said Shane Buzzell, his 160 lb. Great Dane, ...

I know I’m not alone in disliking small talk. Yes, I have a history of social anxiety. I mean, I once hid behind Tim Gunn’s grandfather clock to avoid small talk at a fundraiser at his apartment.

(AP) – Tyrese Gibson was booked into a Georgia jail early Friday, a week after he failed to turn himself in following an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police said. Gibson was released the ...