Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae ...

Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has company. A new baby born at the Metro Richmond Zoo will get her name from a public poll.

A mom yanked an attacking raccoon off her baby boy in her home in Idaho, wildlife officials said. The incident happened Dec. 23 in Cassia County, Idaho Fish and Game said in a Dec. 27 news release.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the U.S., died in Plains, Ga. on Sunday at age 100. Here's a look back at his legacy ...

If you haven't yet noticed the pitter-patter of little paws at Oklahoma City Zoo, this will be a good year to visit to see several new baby animals.