From deadly natural disasters to the Dodgers winning their second consecutive World Series, these are some of the biggest stories that shaped 2025.

Managing Editor Dale Baskin's favorite photo adventure of the year took him to Everglades National Park in Florida with a ...

Florida offers incredible beach camping, with the very best areas delivering unbeatable ocean views, sandy campsites, and ...

Discover the incredible variety of snakes living in Texas's most famous rivers, from the rare Brazos water snake to the ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are among some of the most incredible migrating animals, traveling hundreds of miles in a single flight.

On an isolated stretch of Texas coastline, conservation groups have acquired more than 3,000 acres of nearly pristine prairie ...

Opposition is growing to the Trump administration’s plan to expand offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, including ...

The Dungeness season was delayed to keep migrating humpback whales from becoming tangled in fishing gear. Entanglements once killed as many as 20 of the federally protected whales in a season, said ...

An image shared online in December 2025 was an authentic drone picture of a gargantuan octopus spotted in the Gulf of Mexico.

Partners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 ...

Wondering what animals live in Mexico? This article showcases 40+ native Mexican animals from diverse species and the ...

Ana Vaz was a fish biologist at NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center. She has a Ph.D. in oceanography from the ...