There’s something deeply stirring about the haunting call of an owl echoing through the darkness. For countless generations, Native American cultures have recognized this magnificent nocturnal bird as ...

Think about it for a moment. While we rely on satellites, radar systems, and seismographs to forecast calamities, there are creatures all around us that might already know danger is coming. It sounds ...

Picture a creature no bigger than a rabbit, hopping through the night under the Australian moonlight. It’s hardly what you’d expect when thinking about an animal with jaw power that could rival much ...

Far beneath the waves and out of the sight of most humans, scientists have stumbled on something truly remarkable: a fish so unusual and endearing it might change how we think about the deep ocean.

While flipping rocks in a shallow creek behind his family’s Asheville, North Carolina home, 8-year-old Lucas Peterson let out a shout that brought his mom running. Clutched gently in his hand was a ...

Wildlife researchers in Central Texas recently got a surprise from one of nature’s most elusive mammals: an eastern spotted skunk, captured on a remote trail camera near the Balcones Canyonlands. The ...

While hiking a quiet trail near Estes Park, Colorado, 34-year-old nature enthusiast Katie Wilmer froze when a dark, shadowy figure darted across the path. “At first I thought it was a small bear cub,” ...

Hikers in Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime sight last week. It was a pure white moose slowly moving through the birch trees. The creature’s snow-colored ...

Boaters cruising through Louisiana’s Calcasieu River last weekend got more than a nice day on the water — they witnessed something few people ever see: a pink dolphin swimming alongside their boat. “I ...

For the first time in more than a century, a fisher has been confirmed in Iowa. Caught on a trail camera in Allamakee County, this elusive carnivore shocked wildlife officials and locals alike.

American badgers (Taxidea taxus) are powerful, ground-dwelling mammals found throughout the western and central United States. Known for their distinctive flat bodies, grizzled fur, and long claws, ...

A fishing line pulls taut. The rod bends in half. Minutes turn into an hour, and when the fish finally surfaces, it’s no exaggeration to call it a monster catfish. Across the United States, anglers ...