Hippos are some of the earth’s largest land animals. Their name derives from Greek when they were called “river horses,” although “river cows” might have been a better description. These ferocious ...

Two new papers analyze fossils found in Canada and Kenya, respectively—vastly different environments for the preservation of ...

Hippopotamuses are some of the largest creatures on earth and the deadliest animals in Africa. These territorial behemoths may look cute and cuddly (especially as babies), but they have an extremely ...

This young lion survived a real-life nightmare when he found himself surrounded by rushing water and nearly twenty angry ...

Is anything cuter than a baby hippo? Fans of Thailand’s Khoa Kheow Open Zoo don’t think so. The zoo recently held a four-day ...

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has granted a presidential pardon to Lin Yunhua, a Chinese national sentenced to 14 years ...

The team recovered protein fragments from teeth found at multiple sites across Turkana, ranging in age from 1.5 to 18 million ...

Dive into unfolding events spanning governance shifts, military deployments, cross-border cooperation, financial reforms, environmental shifts, population movements and civic engagement. Monitor Afric ...

A crocodile flips over on the river’s surface right in front of the canoe, then disappears into the white water frothing through the narrow channel. It’s too late to stop, but fortunately the croc ...

Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown presents First Steps Into Nature for children ages 2 to 4 on July 18 ...

There is so much happening in the city this weekend, between Bastille Days, Gallery Night, the Air & Water show and so, so ...

The land of the Basque people, split between Spain and France, is a "nation without a state” – left off the map when they ...