The eastern box turtle is celebrating 30 years as the most highly honored reptile in the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's how it won that status.

The Mitchell’s satyr butterfly is the only butterfly in Virginia that’s federally listed as endangered, and scientists are working to preserve the few meadows where these elusive butterflies still ...

State lawmakers are considering a whole slew of additions to Massachusetts' list of official "things", from a sedimentary ...

After marine biologist Wednesday Davis died last year, family and friends say they endured months without an explanation.

We marvel at “miraculous survivors” like Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of last month’s Air India disaster. But ...

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...