See the incredible footage of a man trapping 48 wild hogs in an instant and learn why these animals need to be controlled.

North America, with its variety of climates and landscapes, is home to some pretty amazing and incredible animals. From the Arctic of Greenland and Canada, the grasslands, deserts, forests ...

A research team has identified a new species of tiger swallowtail butterfly living in eastern parts of North America. In ...

There are over 150 different species of firefly in North America, and each has its own characteristic flash code. Male fireflies use their glow to attract females and, in some areas at certain ...

The annual migration of purple martins from Brazil to Pennsylvania has started. Here's what to know about these birds.

Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly gleaned from analyzing ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Coyote: A nocturnal species of canine native to North America. Coyotes are predators that normally hunt and travel alone or in loose pairs.

The southeast United States is a place of unparalleled aquatic biodiversity, harboring 493 fishes (62% of U.S. fish species), at least 269 mussels (91% of U.S. mussel species), and 241 dragonflies and ...

Another canine, this one in Kentucky, also recently uncovered a new truffle species, called the Tuber cumberlandense, named ...