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The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts - from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain - have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4 billion years of our ...

Tucked away in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains sits Mammoth Lakes, a slice of alpine paradise that feels worlds away from ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

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Presenter and wildlife conservationist Connel Bradwell finds there is evidence of same-sex courtship in almost every animal ...

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

It all started Aug. 7, when 318 small animals — including guinea pigs, rats, hamsters and rabbits — were transferred to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona from its counterpart in San Diego.