From bloodsucking fly mites to fish being swallowed whole, photographers get up close and personal with an array of animals in this year's shortlisted entries for the Close-up Photographer of the Year ...

New discoveries from several archaeological sites in North and South America suggest that ancient people first arrived in the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A years-long effort to transform a Columbus site previously home to a Giant Eagle into a residential development with retail is nearing completion. Named “Jaeger Square ...

Last week, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) named Storm Conall as the official third storm of Europe’s autumnal season. Following on quickly from Storm Bert, Conall made its ...

South Florida is under attack, and the non-native species threatening to wreak havoc seems innocent enough: It's not the giant Burmese pythons that made a home in the Everglades in 2000 ...

The bald eagle is emblematic of America. It's on coins and bills, graces the Great Seal and inspired conservation efforts that brought the species back from the brink of extinction. Though it was ...

Firefighters were struggling to get a foothold in the steep canyons that surround the tony enclave just outside Los Angeles, where towering flames were devouring hillsides, blanketing the air in ...

Generations of Americans have seen the bald eagle on the backs of the quarters they put in vending machines and the rugs fictional presidents step on in political dramas. But until Monday ...

In “Giant Love,” the novelist’s great-niece chronicles the Texas saga’s divisive reception and the epic film adaptation that’s now better known than the book. By Alexandra Jacobs When ...

One prominent member of American society received a promotion with bipartisan support this holiday season: The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, a proclamation nearly 250 ...

A species of enormous hornets has found its way to Europe for the first time. The southern giant hornet (Vespa soror) is native to a broad swath of tropical Asia, but four of the immense insects ...