While Dr. Joseph Dituri surpassed the previous record of 73 days living underwater, he still has a month to go. 

A Wyoming hunter was charged with a misdemeanor for taking a trophy game animal without a license, but he could still face federal charges.

Scientific fact: koalas are adorable. How can you not love these furry, cuddly marsupials? Sadly, koalas are endangered; their population has dropped significantly in recent years due to threats like habitat loss and disease, including infections like chlamydia.  Luckily, cute animals tend to get support when they need it, and koalas are no exception. Here [...]

After eight years of planning, Australia’s Royal National Park will have a population of platypus for the first time in 50 years.

The shooting death of the grizzly bear comes at a sensitive time as the government recently proposed delisting them as an endangered species.

If you ever spend significant time in England, or are visiting for the coronation, you might notice that bringing up the subject of swans will almost inevitably inspire one of the following two responses: “Swans will break your arm, you know,” or “Did you know the Queen [or King] owns them?” It’s true. When Charles, [...]

It’s been 53 years since the very first Earth Day in 1970. Since then, we’ve seen impressive feats, such as the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the creation of the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and the Endangered Species Act.  To celebrate Earth Day, we collected 10 interesting and amazing facts [...]

In the Scottish Highlands, you can find a unique landscape: Caledonian pinewoods that are direct descendants of trees dating all the way back to the last ice age, but these forests are in grave danger. The main culprit? Deer. The solution? It’s complicated. A new study published by Trees for Life, which is working to regenerate [...]

The United States government has launched an initiative to protect wildlife sanctity. This pilot program will install corridors for animals along busy roads. State and local governments, as well as several Native American tribes are set to use $350 million from the infrastructure fund to construct these corridors. Wildlife signs will be installed to notify [...]

An Australian man has been charged with kidnapping a platypus and showing it off around town. The 26-year-old, whose name has not been released, is accused of capturing a platypus in the state of Queensland, taking it on a train in Brisbane, and then toting it around a shopping center to show it off. “According [...]