A researcher at Carleton University in Ottawa is looking hard for an insect that could potentially control a destructive European weed invading the Ottawa area.

It was an ugly scene in Rockland County as hundreds of sick and malnourished animals were removed from a home described as a "zoo from hell" on Tuesday. Now, a West Haverstraw man is facing charges he mistreated his menagerie, yet somehow he is still

Scientists in Illinois and Pennsylvania are reporting development of a way to make the antifreeze protein that enables billions of Canadian snow fleas to survive frigid winter temperatures.

By KENNETH CHANG. Researchers working on a NASA mission to understand the interplay of magnetic fields and charged particles blown outward from the Sun have identified the trigger for the colorful electrical storms in the polar regions.

By MATTHEW BARAKAT.Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 pe

The white horse is an icon for dignity which has had a huge impact on human culture across the world. An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University has now identified the mutation causing this spectacular trait and show that white horses

Threatened by climate change, development and dehydration, wetlands throughout the world could release a "carbon bomb" if they are destroyed, scientists reported Sunday. These wetlands contain 771 billion tons of greenhouse gases

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID. It's not exactly Tony serenading Maria in "West Side Story," but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it's more of a hum.

A part-albino Golden Eagle has been found in Southern Colorado and 850KOA has obtained exclusive, copyright photos of the bird just before he was transferred to the Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo.

Someone floated the idea and they all went with it. But once in the water, trying to swim a few lengths was suddenly out of the question. In fact, there was treading room only when thousands of swimmers crowded into a pool in Penglai in Sichuan,