Fearing that a deadly strain of avian flu may be spreading from Asia to other parts of the world, bird experts in Alaska have been testing migratory ducks for the virus.
More alligators and people are calling the Southeast U.S. home, leading to rising human-gator interactions. But a new study finds that most run-ins are harmless.
Members of one of the largest grassroots animal-rescue efforts in U.S. history have started arriving on the Gulf Coast to save the animal victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Scientists say they have generated clean, renewable electricity from the bacteria-rich fluids found inside cow stomachs. Other new batteries run on cow dung and dead flies.
Equipped with only bare hands and a willful disregard for self-preservation, "noodlers," or handfishers, ply the muddy waters of U.S. rivers and lakes in search of monster catfish.
Thousands of dogs, cats, and other animals are stranded, and animal-welfare groups are pouring in to save as many as possible. Warning: disturbing images.
Do scientists have an ethical responsibility to treat chimps—our closest genetic cousins—differently than other research animals? Some researchers say yes, others say no.
A backbone breakthrough suggests that some of the first terrestrial four-legged animals walked with a scrunching and stretching and strangely galumphing gait.
Goaded by rising floodwaters and the Louisiana governor's evacuation order, residents—including cats in a plastic tub—are escaping in boats and helicopters.
