When we picture conservation, our minds often jump to sleek whales or wide eyed primates. The truth is that many of nature’s odd looking specialists carry out the quiet jobs that keep water clean, ...

Koalas with the bodies of lions. Elephants the size of your dog. Gigantic, 8-foot-tall sloths. These aren’t creatures found in science fiction: They walked our planet a million years ago, during the ...

North American river otters have lived for a long time in Chesapeake Bay, yet relatively little is known about how their surroundings impact them. So what does daily life for river otters on the ...

Park visitors were peering at the water near a California jetty when something caught their eye: large gray creatures lurking below. Fearing the animals may be sharks, multiple visitors called Sonoma ...