In the Welsh borderlands, Gladstone’s Library is the only working library in Britain where you can stay overnight.

Ecuador’s constitution guarantees species existential rights—but what happens when those rights are pitted against human ...

Snowy plovers are small shorebirds that dash in and out of waves at the beach. While it looks like they are playing, these ...

Once formally proposed as Homo stupidus and portrayed as knuckle-dragging ape-men, Neanderthals are finally receiving their ...

Snoozing bears, spinning mills, and birds of prey. Check out some of the pictures featured in our Photo of the Day.

These seabirds are known for their wild look and sound—no wonder they're sometimes called the rock stars of the penguin world ...

Ali and Sean travel back 80 million years to check out Tylosaurus, a prehistoric reptile that lived in what is now Kansas.

In Borneo, where El Niño is fueling devastating wildfires, critically endangered orangutans are becoming burn victims.

Native to the Mediterranean, the cliff-dwelling birds are born with a seemingly supernatural ability to “home”—that is, to ...

This large rodent may be the surprising reason the disease was first transmitted to humans.

Zimbabwe’s famed national park is home to Victoria Falls — the world’s largest curtain of falling water. Here’s how to plan a ...

One in five Colombian mothers is a teenager. This program seeks to reduce early pregnancies by having youths spend time with ...