There’s no doubt about it – animal reproduction can get downright bizarre. Nature doesn’t always follow the rules we expect, and sometimes it veers straight into the realm of the absurd. Take, for ...

The tale of Hawaiian land snails began millions of years ago as the first plants and animals began to colonize the islands. Researchers don’t know exactly how snails arrived – perhaps stuck to the ...

ALL RIGHT. 508 NOW AN INFESTATION OF SORTS ALONG WATERWAYS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN PINK SNAIL LIKE CREATURES GROWING NEAR CANALS. THE JEFFERSON AND ORLEANS PARISH IS. YEAH, IT’S GOT SOME PEOPLE SCRATCHING ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

With its beaches, sunshine and amusement parks, Florida can be a wonderful place. Lately, however, one giant and often misplaced organism after another has invaded the state. First, it was the snakes.

An invasive species of mollusk with no natural predators has forced the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDCAS) to issue a quarantine order for a community in Broward County, ...