Seminole State Park sits on the shores of Lake Seminole, a sprawling 37,500-acre reservoir created where the Chattahoochee ...

A growing king penguin colony in southern Chile is challenging long-held assumptions about where the species can successfully ...

It was an uncannily calm day on Macquarie Island, a sliver of oceanic crust located about halfway between New Zealand and ...

Gentoo penguins were thought to be a standalone species, but a new study says there are four distinct species — and it could lead to better conservation plans.

COTTAGEVILLE — South Carolina is known for its reptiles and mammals, but one state zoo is making penguins a popular attraction. Bee City Zoo recently welcomed Oswald, a South African penguin, to its ...

A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.

Boston photographer describes isolation unit as a ‘very nice room’ after three deaths onboard South Atlantic voyage ...

A scientist aboard the M.V. Hondius describes how the hantavirus outbreak unfolded. It was “shock after shock,” he said. “You just kind of get numb to it, I guess.” ...

The Pineland Road Fire in Clinch County is now 70% contained, according to officials. Crews have increased containment of the Highway 82 Fire in Morgan County to 90%. Emergency officials warn dry ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) — The State Forester Burn Ban in South Georgia has been amended, reducing the burn prohibition area to 17 counties. The ban was implemented in April, covering 91 counties in ...