Animals have evolved to eat a lot of different things, even stuff that barely passes for food, and it shapes our entire lives from what we look like to where we live. Today, we’ll talk about why being ...

Master Gardener Ciscoe Morris has me investigating Sarracenia for this week’s garden study. Sarracenia is the name of a group of plants that, to put it bluntly, eat meat. Lots of animals eat plants ...

Ever wonder how some animals manage to have it all? The omnivores are nature's ultimate opportunists. These fascinating creatures have learned the art of adaptation to thrive on diets containing meat ...

Despite what you may have heard, poinsettias aren't truly toxic to your pet if ingested, according to a veterinarian.

Q. Most examples of unusual wildlife are animals. Which plants do you think are notable, or at least interesting, in some way? A. I have received this question before, the first time being from Joab ...

May 24 (UPI) --Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia A goat with an arrow wound nibbles the medicinal herb dittany. O. Dapper, CC BY Adrienne ...

As the sun rises over Kibale National Park in Uganda, red berries and orange figs hang in the rain forest’s canopy. They’re waiting for monkeys, apes or birds to scan the foliage, eat the ripe fruit ...

When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists observing him. The animal ...