Costa Rica adopted enlightened wildlife protection laws in 2017, guided by the motto "when in doubt, favor nature.” The country became the first in the world to ban wildlife selfies. Its wildlife ...

Costa Rica’s highways are packed with animal lovers searching for a glimpse of a sloth or red-eyed tree frog. Too many of the nation’s iconic animals are killed by vehicle strikes on the busy roads.

A century of research on Barro Colorado Island has contributed to our understanding of forest ecology. Researchers from Utah State University and the University of Utah rely on the island for their ...

It was recently determined that the artist painted his final work, “Tree Roots,” in Auvers-sur-Oise. The roots still exist, igniting a fight over their preservation.

Woodland Park Zoo's 3-month-old sloth bear cub, Bowie, is set to make her public debut this weekend.Born on January 8, the ...

The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...

Bowie, a sloth bear cub, will debut this weekend at Woodland Park Zoo, joining mom Kushali in their outdoor habitat, weather ...

The dire wolf’s story is more than a prehistoric footnote—it’s a window into evolution, extinction, and how ecosystems respond to massive changes.

Most animals don’t keep the same schedule we do. While we try to squeeze in eight hours and call it a good night, many ...

Long before today’s slow-moving tree dwellers, sloths were towering giants. In this episode, we look back at the age of the giant ground sloth - massive creatures that once roamed the Americas, ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has removed a second stuffed sloth from a tree along northbound I-5 ...

Sago, a 6-year-old Sloth living at a St. Louis Zoo surprised guests and zookeepers when she gave birth unexpectedly in her exhibit.