In the last decade, archaeologists have learned to read the genetic traces that ancient humans and Neanderthals left not only ...

The cave is low and dark, and it is dug into limestone on a little island in the Baltic Sea where the wind blows salt from ...

From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would ...

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for ...

Bones and tools found in a Sri Lankan cave show how Homo sapiens adapted to dense rainforest environments as early as 45,000 years ago. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Discover which species star in “The 12 Days of Christmas,” how they live, and whether they’d enjoy life as unusual holiday gifts.

Early winter in North Dakota is unlike anything else – a time of transition, not just in the weather, but in mindset. The landscape quiets. The urgency of fall – hunting seasons, harvest, migration – ...

Ringtail is Arizona’s state mammal, designated in 1986 to highlight regionally tied symbols. Ringtails are nocturnal, desert-adapted raccoon-like carnivores about the size of a house cat with a ringed ...

The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was spotted at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south ...

The government has published its policy paper outlining a new Animal Welfare Strategy for England, which includes plans to ban trail hunting. Among other reforms, puppy farming and snare traps are ...

As bear sightings and attacks continue to unsettle communities, a new AI-powered surveillance system is emerging as a ...