To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...

Discover which woodpeckers mate for life, and which pair up and then split up. Also learn how long pileated woodpeckers live.

Laundry day quickly turned into a heart pounding encounter when an Australian woman walked into her home and came face to face with a massive python coiled inside her laundry room. Instead of piles of ...

Phoenix is believed to be home to the world's largest colony of rosy-faced lovebirds outside of their native Africa.

If you’d like to submit a question to the Outside/In team, you can record it as a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to outsidein@nhpr.org. You can also leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO ...

Lindsay and Katakturuk, a pair of Hudsonian whimbrels, reunite every year, regardless of the distance or odds.

Every spring in Manitoba, up to 100000 red sided garter snakes emerge from underground limestone dens, forming swirling mating balls. Why do they gather here in such astonishing numbers?

Celebrating 40 years on screen, Michaela Strachan reflects on dealing with imposter syndrome, recovering from cancer, and ...

Follow live text, BBC TV coverage, radio commentary, reaction and updates from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

What Not to Do When Someone Dies Just as important as all of these items are, it’s equally important to understand the things that you shouldn’t be doing as well. Do not do the following things: Don’t ...