On Feb. 17, 2016, the gears ground into life at the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, on the “Large Curve” of the Xingu ...

Animals reproduce in a variety of fascinating ways. Some species, including humans and many other mammals, give birth to live young that develop inside the mother’s body. Others reproduce through less ...

Burrow-dwelling tortoises face rising ground temperatures, disrupting hatchling sex ratios and health; evolution lags rapid climate shifts. Joshua delivers reality check to Paul with sixth-round KO ...

Fox has selected three shows to get a big NFL lead-in for their series or season premieres: new dramas Best Medicine and Memory of a Killer and returning comedy Animal Control. All will be getting ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Animals have more to worry about this time of year than bickering relatives or the last date for Christmas post. Winter poses severe challenges for wildlife, from freezing temperatures to a scarcity ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...

A trailer for a new adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel, Animal Farm, has already been dubbed ‘absolutely horrific’. First released in 1945, the novel follows a group of animals who overthrow ...

The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix Zoo has partnered with the Wildlife Confiscation Network to provide homes for animals that were either illegally brought into the United States or housed without ...

PARIS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Law enforcement agencies from 134 countries seized a record number of illegally traded live animals between September and October, underlining a growing demand for exotic ...

Almost 30,000 live animals have been seized following a global operation against the illegal trafficking of wild fauna and flora. Following months of preparation, law enforcement agencies, including ...