Hunter Springs Park provides a free public beach and swimming area where you can cool off in the spring-fed waters. The park includes picnic facilities, a playground, and often manatee sightings right ...

Watching the sun go down is one of the best things you can do after a day at the beach, and these beaches have become ...

On Oct. 17 and 18, a litter of four new cheetah cubs was born at the National Zoo’s Front Royal campus. The cubs, and mom ...

The panda cam has longer hours than the actual zoo, with live recordings of the bears available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every ...

It's one of the most unique national parks in the country. Learn more about the animals that live in Pinnacles National Park.

The violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) is a rare and exotic-looking bee that can grow up to 3cm. It has a striking ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the ...

Alligator Alcatraz is causing light pollution in one of the first designated "dark skies" in the eastern United States.

Hikers in Texas came across a mountain lion, and experts say this is a relatively rare encounter to have in Big Bend National ...

All eight animals will stay in quarantine in Botswana for a short period before being flown to India. They will then be moved ...

The United States is home to 33 species of seals, from California sea lions to gray seals, and you can see them in more ...

A leopard has been photographed in the West Coast National Park, the first confirmed sighting of the species in the area in ...