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The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is helping to grow the population of the endangered eastern hellbender salamander. Hellbenders, North America's largest amphibian, are an indicator of good water quality ...

As the first drops of rain hit the leaves, brown and orange newts emerge from their shelters and head down into the misty storm. California newts and rough-skinned newts are local to the East Bay and ...

Millions of Americans are preparing to bundle up for the first time this fall as a major outbreak of cold air is set to take hold across the eastern half of the United States. TODAY’s Al Roker tracks ...

A significant change in the weather pattern over the eastern U.S. will bring an early winter preview to more than 200 million Americans. A dip in the polar jet stream will usher arctic air from Canada ...

It's not every day you find a colony of little frogs while going about your gardening business. But that's exactly what a happy Redditor discovered, dropping a pic in the r/gardening subreddit to show ...

A group of 75 MPs has joined animal welfare activists in calling for the release of 15 penguins “trapped in a basement without sunlight or fresh air” at the Sea Life London Aquarium. The captivity of ...

BOSTON (AP) — When Lambert started losing his vision and slowing down a few steps, it became clear that he needed to be relocated to a place where he could age safely and still be with his friends.

Skybus will operate the service connecting Cornwall Airport Newquay with London Gatwick (Image credit: Skybus) A new operator has been revealed of an essential South West air service following the ...

According to Animal Planet, salamanders were so-named because the creatures usually lived in wood piles used for cooking fires in the Middle Ages, and this led people to believe they lived in the fire ...

Nestled in the Shadyside neighborhood, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium can make an entertaining afternoon for young families. Everything from the petting zoo in Kids Kingdom to the stingray tanks in ...