A federal proposal could put up to eight private homes on Cumberland Island's south end, with public comments open through Oct. 16.

The Litter Caterpillars spent $10,000 of their own money on two Englewood lots — now they're battling illegal dumpers to keep it green.

Hurricane Lowell killed 25 of the world's rarest native palms and buried Kauaʻi's historic Allerton House in two feet of sand.

A ribbon-cutting Tuesday morning unveils four irrigated, lighted fields where three once stood in northeast Oklahoma City.

A thermal drone captured a mountain lion encounter, offering a glimpse of the animals moving around one another.

Male tarantulas are wandering Kansas roads and trails looking for mates, and state officials say they mean no harm.

A sihek chick named Ava from the Cincinnati Zoo is now in quarantine with nine other birds, part of a push to bring the species back to the wild.

Araali, a 6-year-old lioness, made her St. Louis debut Sept. 22. A 12-year-old male named Bantu is expected to join her later in the fall.

A Central American bird never before seen in Colorado turned up near Stalker Lake, and it handed one Littleton birder a historic milestone.

The city could allow just 10 chicken permits a year, with coops kept 25 feet from neighboring homes.

New siding, a repaved lot and a bridal suite makeover round out years of work at the North Olmsted course. A $92,000 canopy plan, though, is stuck.

Pip, a 29-year-old African penguin at the New England Aquarium, is getting needled for arthritis — and trainers say he's loving the attention.

Volunteers packed 1,500 native trees and shrubs into a plot in Sherwood Forest using a Japanese planting method.