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The controversial Florida black-bear hunt used lottery permits and reignited debates over wildlife management, ethics and ...

Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.

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Pocket Camp without having to give up all your furniture to that greedy seagull Gulliver. Spoilers: this is also a great copycat recipe for Twix bars. What you need: Cookie layer: Non-stick spray 1 ...

Animals have evolved crab-like bodies at least five times throughout history, a process known as carcinization.

Some of nature’s most mesmerizing works of art might just be hanging in your backyard. The artist is an orb weaver spider.

Calligraphy beetles come in a variety of colors and patterns. ©Monique van Someren/Shutterstock.com Calligraphy beetles belong to the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae, and the subfamily Chrysomelinae ...

There is a joyful chaos this time of year that I’ve finally learned to embrace. A big part of the mayhem is that it’s nearly impossible to predict who will be around for dinner. There is a ...

Back in 1999, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs series spawned a new format: wildlife “documentaries” featuring long-extinct animals. I’m a big fan of this genre, and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, made ...