A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...

Details such as clean streets and nice landscaping have lured office tenants by offering the perks of downtown without the ...

Jared Wildenradt has hiked the Ice AgeTrail nine times. Lisa Siewert is mapping the geologic highlights of the path. They ...

The last time I wrote about otters I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, they are engagingly cute, especially when ...

For over nine years, Rhonda and her husband, Tom Kirby, have been vocal opponents of the proposed 100-year lease for the rock quarry near their home by the Serpent River watershed.

Onassis, a giant Amazon river turtle, has lived at the zoo since Valentine's Day 1969. She was named after shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who had married Jackie Kennedy a few months prior.

Travis Thomas grew up on the Santa Fe River, but never imagined he’d lean over its glassy waters and hoist up a 65-pound prehistoric beast. The creature at hand was an alligator snapping turtle ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A Rock Island eighth grader is working to make April 1 'Skip the Plastic Day' in Illinois. It's a movement to encourage residents, businesses and visitors to limit their ...

The legendary John Doman ('The Wire') joins Ashleigh Cummings to discuss their troubled characters in the great new crime series, 'Long Bright River,' streaming March 13 on Peacock.

Turtle’s legs may have been slow, but her mind was swift. And as Monkey lounged at the top of the plant, gobbling down one banana after another, Turtle set her nimble mind into motion.

Several factors play into turtle costs, specifically the species, rarity, size, sex, and age of the turtle. Juveniles tend to be more expensive than adults, likely because a healthy juvenile turtle is ...