ANIMALS

A population boom of snowy owls has catalyzed unexpected bird migration (and given Michiganders a fantastic bird-watching opportunity, too).

Nothing ruins movie night faster than seeing a fictitious animal harmed. Now you can screen movies and television to make sure the good boy lives.

3D movies of shrimp were involved, too—all in the name of seeing if cuttlefish use stereopsis like we do.

The 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant led to the evacuation of 100,000 humans. But the animals don't appear to be going anywhere.

Birds take care of their bodily functions a little differently than we humans do—and sometimes seem to use them as a weapon for attacking enemies.

When Theodore Roosevelt moved into the White House in 1901, he brought with him his wife, his six children, and one of the widest (and wildest) menageries Washington, D.C. has ever seen.

Stealing toys from a charity bin would be enough to put anyone on Santa’s naughty list—unless you’re an extremely lovable golden retriever.

Thirty people have contracted a drug-resistant strain of infectious bacteria, and the CDC says that contact with pet store puppies was likely the source.

From big cats to tiny fish, the collection of animals named for Theodore Roosevelt is eclectic—just like our adventurous 26th president.

After thousands of 'penis fish,' or fat innkeeper worms, washed up on the shores of California, one aquarium decided to give people an up-close-and-personal look at the phallic annelid via livestream.

Between Tom Hooper’s ‘Cats’ movie and these masks, it’s been a big year for people who kind of wish they were cats.

'Urechis caupo' bears a striking resemblance to a specific part of male human anatomy, but the species is usually hidden underground. Something brought them to the surface.