In a stunning advancement for cancer research, a pioneering study from Japan has revealed that a specific bacterium found in ...

This video explores how red eyed tree frogs use extraordinary camouflage to survive in the rainforest. Viewers see how their vivid colors transform into effective disguise when they tuck in their ...

Marcel Ravidat, an 18-year-old student, was exploring the woods in Montignac in Dordogne, southern France, when his dog named ...

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Have a favorite Christmas ale from an Akron-area brewery? Beacon staffers did a blind taste test of 14 Christmas ales, and ...

Seven threatened galaxy frogs (Melanobatrachus indicus) are gone from a research site in India’s Western Ghats after ...

Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few surprises. Deep in the cloud forests of the Serra do Quiriri mountain range in the ...

Decorated by the Skunk Train and towering over 200 feet, the living tree in Fort Bragg and Willits tops a new global ranking. Kristine Hansen is a design, food and drink, and travel writer based in ...

A traditional fir tree may say Christmas in Rockefeller Plaza, but in here in South Florida back in 2012, that just wasn't tropical enough for the folks planning West Palm Beach's downtown holiday ...

Worcester Cathedral has opened its biggest ever Christmas tree festival, and is expecting to attract 70,000 visitors over the next month to see more than 250 trees. Director of events Sam Poursain ...

More than two dozen species of oak are native to North Carolina. But with a quick glance and some context clues, Luke Ferreira and Spencer Cain can identify pretty much all of them. Not to mention ...