Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

From bone-eating snot-flowers to snowboarding scale worms, when a whale dies it becomes a colossal island of nutrients – ...

The brand-new $25 million Olathe animal shelter is designed to meet modern animal care standards and create a community space ...

NPR affiliate WFIT marks its 51st birthday this year and is hosting a spring fund drive from 10 a.m. March 14 through ...

Fly to Winnipeg, ride the train north, and stay simple: here’s how to watch polar bears in Churchill without a luxury budget.

Multiple wildfires burning near Custer and Hot Springs, South Dakota, prompted evacuations, road closures and a large emergency response as crews work to protect homes in the southern Black Hills.

Winter residents arrive in fall and remain through the colder months before departing north to breed. Park visitors may see birds such as ring-billed gulls along the Mississippi River, as well as ...

Ever seen a sparrow running around your garden, scurrying around, and wonder if T. rex used to do the same? Well, birds are not only related to dinosaurs, but they are also dinosaurs, the last ...

A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from replicating inside an infected host or prevent the virus from transmitting to ...

The FDA’s independent vaccine advisers unanimously voted Thursday to recommend that U.S. flu shot formulations for the next respiratory virus season mirror those embraced by the World Health ...

Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the ...

The legendary Envoi Allen is among three horses to have tragically died during the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. Envoi Allen, at ...