Monday 29th February was Leap Day! A leap day happens in a leap year - a year that has one extra day in it, usually every four years. So in a leap year, February has 29 days instead of its usual 28.

Duchess of Edinburgh to read 'Specs for Rex' bedtime story to kids on CBeebies. Sophie will be reading a charming story about ...

The Red Sea was thought to host ecosystems resilient to warming waters, but a 2023 heatwave proves otherwise. A juvenile Red Sea anemonefish, also called a clownfish, looks out from between the ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrea Parent-Tibbetts owner of Clover Brook Farm in Hyde Park, New York, about leaping llamas, an event at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival where animals compete to ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

Some of the most viral images to come from the protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland have also been the silliest: protesters dressed as zebras, frogs ...

Dressing as a blow-up frog, chicken or dinosaur has become de rigueur at the nightly gatherings outside ICE. (John Rudoff) War is often good for business, with arms dealers prospering as the world ...

Dozens of animals are in the care of Harris County commissioners, according to public records secured by the Houston Chronicle. The nearly 150-animal strong menagerie owned by Harris County ...

Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living marine species formally named and described. A significant challenge is the ...

CUMBERLAND — The Allegany County Animal Shelter’s executive directer, manager, three board members and veterinarian of record have resigned. Jodi Eirich on Tuesday said she recently tendered her ...

STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - More than 50 animals were rescued from a Statesboro home Tuesday in what officials are calling a nightmare situation. [UPDATE 4:21 p.m. 10/14/2025] The Bulloch County ...