To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, ...

Learn about the eyelash palm-pitviper of Costa Rica, a vividly colored venomous snake with unique “eyelash” scales.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two rare coastal birds, the Piping Plover and the Brown Booby, are expected to be in Central Texas this July.

American oystercatchers at-large are making gains. But in Florida, the state-threatened shorebird is struggling to hold onto ...

The Fourth of July celebration features a parade down Newman Street that epitomizes small-town America – fire trucks with sirens blaring, local business floats throwing candy to children scrambling ...

We've rounded up 20 Florida beaches that will make you feel like you've sailed to the Caribbean—no passport required.

These tropical destinations offer next-level serenity and solitude—so book your trip before everyone else discovers these ...

After the state restricted how lessons on race and gender could be taught, activist Kristi Williams turned anger into ...

Florida has dozens of nonnative lizard species that are bigger, faster and stronger than native species. They have teeth, and some have bad attitudes. Here’s a look at which ones can ...

This May, divers found stony coral tissue loss disease on corals in Laughing Bird Caye National Park, Belize, for the first time. The team from Fragments of Hope, a nonprofit, regularly monitors ...