The age of the dinosaurs may conjure images of large, fearsome reptiles in the minds of many – but those were far from the ...

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses. Learn more ...

An extroverted ocelot and her timid partner have a surprising “love story” at the North Carolina Zoo. “Their long-term ...

In 1799, during his explorations along the Orinoco River, German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt “stayed with a local ...

Decades of citizen science in Alaska helped researchers figure out how one of the biggest wildlife die-offs -- that of the seabird the common murre -- unfolded.

Scripps News Group Reporter Michael Paluska sat down with two Black photographers in Florida, who both use their images to ...

Shutterstock The Mysterious Giants of the Kansas Plains Monument Rocks is one of the most interesting natural formations in ...

See nine of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

Prairie dogs occupy an estimated 130,000 acres of rangeland in Kansas. This is about 1 percent of suitable habitat, leaving ample room for prairie dogs to increase in Kansas.

From Eagles fans celebrating their Super Bowl victory to a California man finding "Barry," the 525-pound bear living under ...

In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal climbed a tree and paused to rest its “completely spiny” body. Its elusive lifestyle and cryptic appearance largely helped it go ...

The United States is a diverse country where every state has its own culture, history, and quirks — and some of those quirks ...