I am a huge fan of sheep stories – honestly, I find them inherently funny, so it takes a bit to wreck a sheep tale for me. And this spring? Two new titles! It’s like they know me… The Great…

Not all kids read much fiction – some love to know more about the world around them, and prefer non-fiction. Here are a few good new titles for them, and even one for younger fact-lovers. Animals… and their Familiesby Barbara…

What’s that word again that describes taking pleasure from one’s pain? Oh ya – jerk. Smiling dog is a jerk.

Scientists are using thermal imaging to track Yellowstone’s wolves, which are facing a vicious new predator: sarcoptic mange.

Join paleontologists Mark Norell and Steve Brusatte of the American Museum of Natural History for a live chat about the Age of Dinosaurs’ last days.

A chimp famous for throwing stones at visitors now conceals his weapons to get a closer aim at his targets, providing further putative evidence that he is thinking ahead like humans do.

Cyclists can now help scientists by reporting animals flattened by automobiles. An organization that pairs data-collecting outdoor enthusiasts with researchers launched a roadkill-observation project this week. Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation is calling on everyone from commuters to expedition cyclists to record information about wildlife carcasses on their route and enter the data online.

One thing you are sure to see when traveling to the Galapagos Islands are Sea Lions. They are everywhere. They sleep on park benches, they lay in the shade under trees and they waddle through the streets. Really, they own the joint!

Brain scans of dogs could give researchers a new tool for studying what happens in the mind of man’s best friend.

The University of Guelph has been doing research into a genetically modified pig since the mid-1990s. The Enviropig would have produced waste lower in phosphorus than that of a regular pig. Paul Slomp is Vice-President of the National Farmers Union. He…

Get ready for more hatching action. The fifth and last of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology live webcam’s great blue heron chicks should hatch any minute now.

Bizarre “Fairness Advisor” position pertaining to the politically charged Roughriders sports stadium replacement process. – Calgary’s Mayor Nenshi meanwhile has this project underway for Albertan cities. – Bev Oda, fraudster, needs a Fairness Advisor to follow her around, except that would increase the ridiculous amount of money she expenses to taxpayers. Maybe put her pen [...]

A giant rat species last seen 37 years ago and feared extinct has been seen again on the Philippines island of Dinagat.

The foundations of complex language have been found in colonies of unusual furry animals called hyraxes.

Four years of filming near the Earth’s poles have yielded some amazing footage in the new series Frozen Planet. Brought to you by the same crew that created the incredible Planet Earth series, this new epic includes unparalleled views of the Arctic and Antarctic landscapes as well as beautiful, enlightening and even suspenseful looks at polar wildlife.

The controversy over possible links between massive bee die-offs and agricultural pesticides has overshadowed another threat: the use of those same pesticides in backyards and gardens.

Despite a victory for the High Park Zoo earlier this week, the short-term outlook for Centre Island’s Far Enough Farm remains unclear.

Earlier this week, supporters of the City-run High Park Zoo celebrated when a private donor offered $50,000 a year in matching funds to help keep the historic neighbourhood attraction’s llamas and yaks sheltered and fed, despite cuts to the City’s budget that would otherwise have required the zoo to close this summer. Riverdale Farm, in [...]

The eggs of microscopic, ultra-tough animals called tardigrades can survive space-like conditions, hinting at the possibility of successful hatches on other planets.

Despite their relatively cumbersome wings, bats are champions of nocturnal aviation, a feat accomplished through an ingenious bit of aeronautical engineering.

Looking at ancient bird fossils is an opportunity to see what birding might have been like millions of years ago. Back then, many birds had enormous teeth, long snouts and long, bony tails. We’ve compiled a quick guide to birding in China’s primitive forest-filled aviary, which thrived about 125 to 120 million years ago.