DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

As the sun began to sink over the grasslands of central Mongolia, a herd of stocky, dun-colored horses emerged from a rocky outcrop on a slope where they had been sheltering from the blazing heat of a ...

Humans have been living alongside animals for thousands of years, turning wolves into loyal dogs and wild cattle into dairy ...

Thought to be extinct in the wild, the Spix Macaw currently exists in captivity with their numbers in the dismally low 60 to ...

Cowbirds also closely follow livestock and catch insects disturbed by the large animals’ movements and feed upon seeds that ...

The world we share with countless species is growing smaller, and for some, it’s already too late. Over the past century, human activity, coupled with environmental changes, has pushed a heartbreaking ...

Ever since his former partner Tsunami Basant, a 20-year male giraffe, passed away on October 28, 2024, due to old age ...

Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park welcomed its first two resident giraffes this month at the Zoo's new safari park and ...

These 10 cities offer affordable living and great value! Deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas sits a city that calls itself the oldest town in Texas. Nacogdoches has tree-lined streets and historic ...

Singing Winds Farm is working to preserve the legacy of America’s first horse breed, the Morgan horse, which traces its ...

At Rosewood Farm in South Carolina, Katie Langdale has dedicated her life to preserving and sharing the remarkable legacy of ...