Animals

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday.

The blobfish was voted New Zealand’s “fish of the year” in a poll organized by an environmental nonprofit group.

The victim was taken to a hospital in noncritical condition in the early Monday accidental shooting.

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000.

A beautiful moment was captured live in a nest in Big Bear Valley, California.

Colossal Biosciences announced Tuesday that it has simultaneously edited seven genes in mice embryos to create mice with long, thick, woolly hair.

A Long Island beachside community in Suffolk County is worried about dozens of dead birds that have washed up on the shore and been found in backyards, especially because officials believe the birds died from avian flu.

Police in New York filmed a horse being pulled out of a frozen pond with a rope during a harrowing rescue scene earlier this week.

The saying “man’s best friend” seems to have some truth to it. New YouGov polling finds that nearly half of dog owners consider their pet to be their best friend. The number of cat owners who are besties with their pets is not as much.

It was a dramatic rescue in New Jersey, with a dog saved after falling into a partially frozen lake. Video showed an officer crawl across thin ice to pull the pup to safety. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

A giant schnauzer named Monty won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night.

The annual celebration attracts thousands of visitors to honor National Golden Retriever Day.

If you tune into the “Puppy Bowl” on Sunday, you’ll likely see a key person’s influence — even if you don’t actually see her.

Ocearch says the shark is the largest male white shark it has ever tagged.

Watch these adoptable pups compete for the “The Lombarky” trophy.

A new study finds that rat infestation in many of the world’s cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington. Friday’s study blames warming temperatures from climate change, urbanization and other human actions. The first-of-its-kind research looks at trends and reasons in hard-to-count rat population changes based on rat sighting reports in 16 cities around the world. In 11 of...

A stray puppy in Philadelphia tested positive for rabies after being euthanized, sparking a warning from the health department.

ACCT Philly says a stray puppy that appeared to be dumped on the street tested positive for rabies after being euthanized.

The monkeys escaped the Alpha Genesis facility in November after a caretaker failed to secure a door properly.

A pair of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals activists have been arrested after attempting to dump a truck’s worth of manure outside the Manhattan offices of a rival animal welfare group.