P oet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81 due to complications from lung cancer, reports the New York Times. Born ...

India's rich biodiversity, home to 45,000 plant and 91,000 animal species, faces threats from human activities despite ...

When the snows come, a great way to help out the late-migrating birds, as well as those that stick around all winter, is to ...

There are only two species of mammal known to make long-term dens under snow: the polar bear and the Ussurian tube-nosed bat. Polar bear ... often mixed in with brown leaf litter.

The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are bats found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States ...

Wisconsin’s bats are seeing a slight resurgence after White-Nose Syndrome depleted populations across the country. The ...

Bats are among farmers’ oldest defense against pests, as the fuzzy flying mammal is known to eat thousands of insects a night ...

Red-Nosed Reindeer.” (NBCUniversal via AP) Naturally, no holiday season is complete without that beloved reindeer, Rudolph, who embraced his very shiny red nose and ultimately saved Christmas.

But there's a potential new rule in the ether right now, and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred calls it the "Golden At-Bat." "There are a variety of [rule changes] that are being talked about out there ...

The stop-action animation show, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," has long been a holiday favorite. The story, centered around life at the North Pole, and the challenges of one outcast reindeer ...

Before class started, the teacher discovered the bat and “scooped it up to take it outside,” unaware that it had rabies. Breaking News Intern A 60-year-old California art teacher died after ...