This exploration of the 15 smartest animals across North America offers a window into the remarkable cognitive capabilities of our neighboring fauna. From mammals to birds, this list celebrates the ...

Wolverine. Image via Zefram, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons So it is our utmost pleasure to welcome you to the ...

North American species like the Colorado potato beetle and the fall armyworm have become invasive elsewhere. Illustration by Marilyn Foehrenbach Q: In North America, we worry about invasive ...

There are many endangered animals in the world, but few are under threat quite like this once-common wolf species of which ...

It is no coincidence that turkeys are so closely associated with the United States. Every species but one and all subspecies are endemic to the “Land of the Stars and Stripes.” The North American ...

These are the prettiest freshwater fish, from vibrant brook trout and pumpkinseed sunfish to majestic lake sturgeon. Check out how these species made our list!

A breathtaking discovery has just surfaced off the coast of Ireland, where the elusive North Atlantic right whale—a species ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

The 216,000-year-old tooth, found along the Old Crow River in the Yukon territory in Canada, confirms that wooly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) arrived in North America at least 100,000 years ...

Perhaps one of my most sought-after birds in North America is the American dipper. I first learned about these birds when I ...

A California man is paying the price for illegally poaching North America's fastest land mammal, the pronghorn ... one year of probation with no hunting, forfeiture of the animal's meat, and a ...

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