If you were a famous Giant Panda celebrity, Bao Li or Qing Bao, newly in residence at the National Zoo, who would be your best friend in Fairfax County? That might be Patricia Greenberg, an ecologist ...

Brave Survival Life explores sustainable living by demonstrating how to build unique underground structures in the wild using primitive tools. Additionally, learn to create a natural water filtration ...

Our guide to one of our closest relatives – the gorilla, including the difference between the two species, why they're ...

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According to the New York Post, our research team has discovered a much-overlooked "superfood": bamboo shoots. Before you rush out to harvest the ornamental bamboo growing in your garden, there are a ...

Bamboo shoots are a common ingredient in many culinary dishes worldwide. A groundbreaking review of existing research on bamboo consumption has uncovered a multitude of potential health benefits ...

The food industry’s next big ‘superfood’ could be right under our noses. The world’s fastest-growing plant, which grows on almost all continents – with the exception of Europe and Antarctica – is ...

An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region's ...

Tell someone you’re planning a trip to the Republic of the Congo and you will get two reactions. The first is a respectful look, of the kind usually reserved for truly intrepid adventurers. The second ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We were today years old when we realized gorillas eat corn. And it's adorable! The caption on this video from the Cincinnati Zoo ...

Just days after the San Antonio Zoo celebrated the grand opening of its new Congo Falls habitat, visitors have posted now-viral videos showing the gorillas "banging" at the clear walls of their ...

British photographer Mark Meth-Cohn won the accolade for his photo, which was taken in Rwanda earlier this year Mark Meth-Cohn/Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards Mark Meth-Cohn has won this year's Nikon ...