Kristin Hugo

The alarming problem jeopardizes the world's largest population.

This brings us one step closer to understanding the origins of life.

You may love your French bulldog, but you won't love their vet bills.

Yet another thresher shark has died.

New findings about the planet's distant past deepen mysteries of evolution.

So-called "hippie apes" prefer jerks to helpers, possibly because jerks appear more dominant.

Peacock spiders use their tiny rainbows to attract mates.

One account said this was the worst animal welfare violation she'd ever seen.

Cacao plants are one of many that face extinction as climate change alters the environment.

They might be OK outside, but the penguins have a chick in the flock and zookeepers don't want to risk letting them out when it's 40 degrees below zero.

She lived 16 days longer than expected.

It was green and came from the sky, but there were no aliens.

2017 was a great year for shark science.

People have discovered intersex creatures across the animal kingdom, but this is a first for this species.

Other countries have seriously considered taxes on meat in an effort to address harmful impacts on health and the environment.

The suddenly cold temperatures may have caused the sharks to become stranded on the beach.

2017 was a fantastic year for dinosaur knowledge.

Keep your eyes on the road.

It's related to your distant ancestors.

This bird is the first known hybrid species of its kind.

Finches know how to sing intrinsically, but can learn from foster fathers as well.

They are far from any body of water, leaving police confused about where the animal came from.

It's a comet! It's aliens! No, it's Tesla!

The medication prevents the child's body from rejecting his kidney transplant.

We are slowly learning about how this disease affects snakes.

It's a mystery wrapped in an enigma, sprinkled with intrigue.

A Russian deep-sea fisherman pulls up alien-looking creatures from the dark depths.

Breeding endangered animals is part of a zoo's "species surival plan."

The secret was in its tiny ear bones, the size of half a grain of rice.

A chemical inside chocolate can be fatal for your pet.