The European bison, the largest land mammal in Europe, has returned to the UK after centuries of absence. These massive animals can weigh around 1,300 pounds and dramatically reshape forests by ...

Everywhere you look in Wyoming, on license plates, signs, brochures, and the state flag, a large, shaggy bison appears. Long before lawmakers wrote this animal into law, plains bison shaped the ...

In the summer of 2024, Karsten Heuer and his wife Leanne Allison hiked to a remote area of Banff National Park.

Iowa City will host the Smithsonian’s "Great American Bison Road Trip" to showcase Iowa's connection to the national mammal. What to know: ...

Around 40,000 years ago, Paleolithic people inscribed bone with symbols that appear to be part of some sort of writing system ...

A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that traveled from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is now in the Bronx Zoo’s care. The zoo said Wednesday that the 11-pound male fox ...

Scientists just discovered a new species of magic mushroom, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, that appears to have shared a common ancestor with the popular Psilocybe cubensis some 1.5 million years ago.

Pennsylvania's wildlife faced decline after European settlement, but conservation efforts have brought many species back.

A new study confirms that ancient cave paintings in France’s Dordogne region were created nearly 16,000 years ago.

U.S. leadership has become a bully to the world I am really hoping that people in this country have long enough memories to keep the first couple months of 2026 in the front of their minds. The United ...

The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists to spotlight the vital role ...

Colonialism drove beavers off their land, harming both the environment and people living on it. Blackfeet Nation beaver ...