For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the ...

Meerkats live in large groups called "mobs" or "gangs," which can consist of up to 50 of them. They eat, sleep, raise their ...

Thousands of birds flying south for the winter stop off in Nigeria’s Hadejia Wetlands National Park. Researchers mapped the ...

The Kalahari Meerkat Project is the longest running project operating under the Kalahari Research Centre. The research team ...

In some of the toughest environments on Earth– think endless deserts and dry, cracked lands– certain animals have figured out how to live without drinking water. Not just for days, but sometimes for ...

In the harsh deserts of northern Kenya, prides don’t make sense. So lions have figured out another way to survive. ByChristine Dell'Amore August 9, 2019 •8 min read ...

The photo of a courageous mother lemur with a baby on her back, taking a harrowing jump in a ravine, won the California ...

Picture this: a silent, golden landscape stretches endlessly beneath a burning sun. You might think nothing could survive ...

For years it’s been a barren salt flat. But now, due to floods hundreds of miles away, Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre appears set to fill for only the fourth time in 160 years.

Pete Wicks recently claimed that he caught a serious disease after starring in a 2018 show that saw him lose a dramatic ...

World Camel Day highlights their value in climate-affected areas and their growing role in future farming and daily life.