The baby African pancake tortoise's birth was announced on June 10. The zoo then turned to TODAY.com readers to select the ...

A Photographer Reveals How a Shrinking African Landscape Leaves Little Room for Animals to Survive Nick Brandt’s new work shows people and animals alike swept away in a tide of progress ...

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

A Travel + Leisure A-List advisor dishes on how to go beyond wildlife spotting in East Africa. Kenya and Tanzania, the East African countries most often chosen for safari, are justifiably famous for ...

Elephant poaching is an ongoing problem throughout Africa as poachers develop sneakier tactics for collecting their trophies. On the other hand, efforts to deter elephant poaching or at least catch ...

Which animals carry mpox? Our study identified African forest dwelling rodents as one source Story by Clement Meseko • 1w ...

The Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, WA is looking for a missing bird. The East African Crowned Crane was last seen near Lake Sammamish State Park.

A juvenile East African crowned crane has escaped from the Cougar Mountain Zoo, prompting an active search in the surrounding area.

Scientists discovered a massive superplume beneath Africa’s Rift System, driving volcanic activity and potentially splitting the continent to form a new ocean.

Conservation Drought Is Killing Zebras, Elephants, and Wildebeest in East Africa An ongoing dry spell is endangering some of the continent's most iconic wildlife.

Many countries in East Africa have gone from drought to deluge, and the rains aren't over yet.