The clay tablets, inscribed by priests and scribes with sharp-edged shapes and symbols, comprise the world’s first known system of writing, called cuneiform because of the wedge-shaped imprints ...

Wildlife rescuers in British Columbia are caring for a porcupine that stowed away in a wrecked plane for a trip via ...

The Fort Worth Zoo welcomed a fuzzy new arrival on May 17—a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, or “porcupette,” born to proud ...

A British daredevil broke a Guinness World Record when he performed 7 backflips in 30 seconds -- while on fire.

A baby animal throwing a tantrum and falling off a deck is always going to be adorable, but when the baby animal is a ...

Long before the Great Lakes, a rift nearly tore North America in half—leaving behind Lake Superior’s depth, copper-rich ridges, and stories still told today.

A baby North American porcupine was born at a Utah zoo, officials announced. Getty Images/iStockphoto A baby porcupine is “growing like a weed” at a zoo in Utah, officials said. The “bundle ...