Such picayune problems as teachers up in arms over pensions and a highway department scandal can have an unsettling effect on a legislature. Last week, however, lawgivers of the sovereign state of ...

We have explored very little of our own planet and that’s because most of it lurks underneath the water’s surface. Gecqua in ...

Sabino Canyon is a place of colorful cliffs, colossal cacti, lush streamside scenery and, you might have noticed, lizards - lots and lots of lizards. To highlight that reptilian resource, managers of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An article in Smithsonian magazine revealed that the Argentine tegu was spotted in Joseph D. Grant County Park, not far from San ...

Invasive, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are a dangerous problem in South Florida. These lizards can grow up to six-and-a-half feet long and pose a threat to small pets and native wildlife. Most ...

For the first time in years, researchers have captured and collared one of California’s most endangered and elusive mammals: the Sierra Nevada red fox. Fewer than 50 are believed to remain in the ...

Editor's note: We've updated this story with new information. Since last November, when a prehistoric-looking shoebill landed on a tour boat in Uganda and appeared to dwarf observers, the birds have ...

With the children required to do 15 hours of school studies a week, filming was even more restricted - hence all the shots, ...

The stunning Sierra Nevada red fox is one of the nation’s rarest and most critically threatened mammals with fewer than 50 believed to remain in the Sierra. And now, for the first time, a specimen has ...

A 2-year-old male cougar, previously collared in Nebraska, was found dead on a railroad track in Wisconsin. The cougar's eastward journey was tracked over five months through numerous trail camera ...

A cougar was found dead Feb. 9 on a railroad track in the Town of Adams, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The Muppet Show” aired its first official episode on Sept. 5, 1976, featuring guest star Joel Grey. The series ran for five seasons, ending in 1981. Fifty years after its debut, the show returned with ...