You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable ...

State Rep. Laurie Osher of Orono presented a bill to name the spring peeper as Maine’s official amphibian. Someone told her they had been scouring other states’ lists of official things ...

America is home to incredible wildlife, but some species are dangerously close to extinction. From majestic eagles to rare ...

Even though Maine already has 31 official state symbols — including a soil type, soft drink, fossil and insect — there seems to be a tendency to focus on what we don't have. Take for example two ...

The Puerto Rican crested toad may be new to the general public, but the Fort Worth Zoo began efforts to preserve this ...

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, you may not feel up to celebrating love – and that’s OK! If you’re getting over a recent breakup or just strongly dislike someone, you can now name a cockroach ...

Sometimes called the Italian ruin lizard (scientists call it Podarcis siculus ), the lizard is spreading throughout Europe, ...

The Exotic Reptile and Pet Expo in Robstown began Saturday and has seen up to over 5,000 neighbors here to purchase reptiles, learn how to take of them and the items they may need to care for it.

Bad Bunny’s latest album amplifies the voices of Puerto Rico’s coquí and endangered crested toad, highlighting the urgent ...

NIU STEAM is back to fight a five-alarm blaze burning with question marks: Why can't salt water be used to put out forest fires?

ARDRC secures funding to send 11,000 natural history books and journals to country’s National Biodiversity Institute, supporting research and education ...