Sure, you've seen classics like 'A Christmas Story' and 'Miracle on 34th Street.' But have you heard of 'Holiday in Handcuffs'? We didn't think so.

Kathy Shea Mormino ditched the legal profession to become The Chicken Chick.

Author John Temple was granted unprecedented access to the controversial family.

Climate change could affect our food supply at the same time that global population is increasing.

Hiding under everyone's nose in the most populous city in the U.S.A., a beautiful new frog species has been discovered.

Scientists aren't sure yet just how widespread these beautiful, glowing hawksbill turtles are.

Handmade 'cuddlebatz' wraps swaddle distressed baby bats and make you forget all about vampires.

Could virtual reality change our relationship with the natural world?

The surprising find shows just how much there is to learn about the biodiversity of southern Oregon's mountainous region.

Who or what is making the sound remains a mystery, but it may be a 'dinner bell' signaling feeding time for deep sea creatures.

How this little prince grew into the tyrant king of the dinosaur world.

Closest living relative of Arktocara yakataga can only be found in rivers in South Asia.

A newly discovered hybrid of aurochs and ice age bison has been affectionately called the 'Higgs bison' due to its elusive nature.

Illacme tobini is the second leggiest animal species on the planet — but that's not it's only odd feature.

From 11:57 p.m. to midnight each night, sheep have been stampeding through Times Square.

Scientists have never seen a giant shipworm (Kuphus polythalamia) alive before, and it's the stuff of nightmares.

Zoom in on this supposed image of sheep on a hillside and you'll be in for quite the surprise.

A terrifying, meat-eating worm is named after John Bobbitt — you know, that terrible episode from 1993 involving Lorena Bobbit and a big knife.

It stretches for at least 85 miles and is likely the keystone source of the region's fisheries.

Some hummingbirds have evolved beaks better suited for fencing than feeding.

Passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 who died on Sept. 11 honored at the national memorial site in Pennsylvania.

Many public library systems are eliminating late fees on materials because they see them as a form of social inequity.

Nikon Small World Photomicrography shows how art and science intersect.

German Christmas markets or Christkindlmarkt celebrate the holiday season with crafts, food and fun.

A night out watching 'The Irishman' in a newly restored theater raises so many questions.

When it comes to political or personal conversations, it's always good to avoid this type of superiority posturing.

These fresh food marketplaces are a cultural connecting point that sell live and dead animals, but they have been linked to increased risk of disease.

Swarms of jellyfish are clogging water intakes at power plants around the world, and a new study explains why jellyfish populations are on the rise.

From virgin lands that scientists want to study without human interference to super-secret military bases, you'll never go to any of these amazing places.

In France, 456 hot air balloons floated in a line at the same time during the Mondial Air Ballons festival at an airbase in Chambley-Bussieres.

"The Living Forest" by photographer Robert Llewellyn and scientist Joan Maloof drops you into a forest and encourages you to really notice its life.

billy barr spent the last 40 years living alone in a cabin in Gothic, Colorado, and collecting meticulous weather data about temperatures, snowfall and more.

If a bat makes its way into your home accidentally, you can get it out yourself. Don't panic, grab some supplies and help it find an exit.

As Florida and the Southeast U.S. brace for Hurricane Irma's arrival as a Category 4 storm, several islands in the Caribbean are coping with the aftermath.

You may think you like spending time alone, but these deserted roads stretch for hundreds of miles through remote areas with nary another human around.

The eerie hue was caused by the collision of two occurrences: fires in southern Europe and winds from Hurricane Ophelia.

Nearly 7,000 languages are spoken around the world, and one of them dies every two weeks. Here are some that could disappear in our lifetimes.

The International Dark-Sky Association bestows the honor on national parks and monuments that limit light pollution to preserve the night sky.

Dan Mackay, found thousands of dog tags near London and is on a mission to reunite them with surviving veterans or their relatives.

Sweden has a floating library — the bokbåten — that brings thousands of books to people on dozens of remote islands in the Stockholm archipelago twice a year.

'Magic' indeed: Many edible varieties of mushrooms are packed with vitamins, can boost your immunity, lower inflammation and help prevent cancer.

Puppies are born blind and mostly deaf, so they rely on you to meet all of their needs. From feeding to warmth, here's how to care for a newborn puppy.

Find out which holiday theme was used by Jackie Kennedy, Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton.

The football player who served time for dogfighting has spent years advocating for animals, but not everyone thinks he's changed.

Max and Neo sends donation boxes to thousands of rescue groups every year.

From amazing puppy rescues to grumpy feral cats, the decade was filled with wonderful pet stories that will warm your heart.

Gyoza the pug was hired by 343 Industries to make alien sounds for the company's new Halo video game, "Halo Infinite."

Kansas City defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi celebrates team's Super Bowl win by paying adoption fees for pets at local shelter.

The Azawakh is a sight hound from West Africa that is newly recognized by the American Kennel Club.

Get past the haircut and remember this: Poodles are incredibly smart and athletic.