New York City's biggest park is in the Bronx — and Pelham Bay Park boasts a beach, salt marshes and even an equestrian center.

This New Mexico treasure has been described as 'the Grand Canyon with a roof on it.' But don't take Will Rogers' word for it — see it for yourself.

There is more to Nevada than desert, hot nightclubs and garish, neon temples of gambling. Great Basin National Park, about 285 miles north of the Las Vegas Stri

Rustic buildings scattered across this Iowa state park make the trails all the more worth forging.

The the oldest state park in California, Big Basin Redwoods has old-growth forest and plant and animal life that shifts with the altitude.

The 2,700 acre park covers grasslands, freshwater riparian habitat, saltwater marshes, and coastal sage scrub habitat.

With more than 131 acres, Grant Park is a giant greenspace that provides a natural foil to urban living.

The Palo Alto Baylands Preserve is a special place in the San Francisco Bay area of California.

This South Dakota park delivers a dose of rugged beauty, from the namesake rocks to a classic prairie teeming with wildlife.

You're probably not washing your hands the right way, a new study shows. And if you use hand dryers, you're spreading germs everywhere.

During the coronavirus pandemic, we're making phone calls again so we can hear familiar voices.

WHO says "immunity passports" certifying that people are immune to the coronavirus are premature since we don't know if they will work.

With fewer people working and more people in need, food banks are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The unique ecosystem found in Chesapeake Bay has been under strain due to water pollution, but with partners like Siemens, the community is making strides to im

2014 was a rough year for U.S. honeybees, according to a new federal survey. Here's how you can help out your local pollinators.

Researchers just released dozens of bats they successfully treated for white-nose syndrome, marking a milestone in the wildlife epidemic.

Cornfields without bats are infested by nearly 60 percent more moth larvae, researchers say.

The Arctic repository is making the unprecedented move to assist researchers sidelined by Syria’s Civil War.

A new super slow-motion video reveals the unusual pollination strategy of Australia's blue-banded bee.

Hornworm caterpillars also known as tomato horn worms can ruin tomato plants, but baby wasps may help you tackle the pests nature's way.

Babydoll Southdown sheep are tiny — and chock full of personality.

Pellagra, which is caused by a deficiency in vitamin B3 (niacin), showing up in hamsters because of large-scale monoculture.

By giving away free bananas in Seattle, Amazon is disrupting local businesses.

MIT scientists are creating "climate recipes" for basil using computer algorithms or cyber agriculture.

Bella the pig lost his siblings and even a eye on a factory farm in Queensland, Australia, before he found a safe home.

British government prohibits wild animals in U.K. circuses by 2020, joining similar bans in Scotland and Ireland.

Newborn coyotes whose mother disappeared are saved by a wildlife rehabilitator and are singing like angels.

Lucky was a broken street dog until he journeyed half a world away to inspire others.

An anti-plastic campaign directed at the Britain's most beloved crisp company is leading to changes in packaging and recycling.

These small-scale solar systems can bring communities impacted by the bushfires and flooding back online in as little as a day.

Ever wonder how many balloons it would take to lift you off the ground? Erik Roner just found out.

A pair of British pilots recently pulled off a daring aviation stunt, becoming the first to fly two planes in formation through a building.

Drones could rule the skies, but only if their operators follow the rules.

What's next? A peanut farm at Dallas/Fort Worth?

The genetically modified rice variety is laced with essential vitamins.

Whatever your intent, the statistics show you're probably only using those reusable bags once.

The artifact was probably dropped by conquistadors as they fled from the city.

The explosion detected in a galaxy 390 million light-years from Earth was 5 times more energetic than anything seen before, but it's no Big Bang.

The eagle that smashed through a Wyoming man's window was bearing a leg band from 1989.

Dozens of countries have banned cosmetics tested on animals, and now more U.S. states are doing the same.

The endangered kakapo parrot smells funny, can't fly and takes courtship seriously.

Endangered blue whales return to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

Bumblebees exposed to neonicotinoids grow up with permanent brain damage.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a nationwide surge in Americans purchasing baby chickens.

Become a backyard naturalist by taking part in the City Nature Challenge.

A lot is riding on the wings of six baby sea eagles released on the Isle of Wight. They are pioneers of a project to bring the birds back to southern England.

Whales are benefiting from quieter oceans as the coronavirus pandemic quiets down the normal noises.

Flamingos are making themselves comfortable in Mumbai, flocking there in greater numbers as humans are locked down.

Scientists at the Peninsula Open Space Trust are studying how animals move around an increasingly fractured habitat, and the video is just one element.

Could plastic-eating waxworms be part of the solution to our plastic pollution?