Animals

The weekend-long event celebrated all things arthropod in hopes to get kids to care about bugs.

Delaware has banned mussel and clam harvests until the end of the month after a Millsboro wastewater facility discharged raw sewage into a tributary of the Indian River.

You don't even have to own one. Research shows just 5 to 20 minutes interacting with other people's pooches can reduce stress hormones and increase well-being.

The firing came one day after Circleville's police chief announced Speakman was put on paid administrative leave.

Airport officials say raccoons visit the airport on occasion as it's surrounded by fields.

Philadelphia is enforcing regulations on short-term rentals like Airbnb. Other cities are also cracking down. What impact do Airbnbs have on neighborhoods and on housing?

Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

Under the new regulation, the state has the authority to “immediately” euthanize animals whose owners have not complied. Breeding is also forbidden.

Tucker's owners will be receiving a $2,000 reward for calling in their tip.

Over 100 dogs, 2 chickens, 2 peacocks, 12 cats, 2 guinea pigs, 1 dove, 3 finches, 1 parakeet, and 4 rabbits were at the home.

"If it's hot outside for you, it's most likely even hotter for your pet," one expert tells NPR.

Martinus Evans, the 300-pound runner, on making the sport more inclusive. Also, we talk about Monday's mass shooting in Philadelphia and Jurassic Park turns 30.

As climate change is making extreme heat events more common, these bright-eyed and bushy-tailed critters are "splooting" to cope.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it would reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.

Payne saw the discovery of whale song as a chance to spur interest in saving the giant animals, who were disappearing from the planet.