Tribbles are trouble in the Star Trek universe because they're so hard to remove, much like these real-life animals that've ...

Starfleet Academy has a fun Strange New Worlds connection, and it explains why she's hired as the academy's chancellor.

WWF-Pakistan has cautioned that an invasive fish species has been detected in water bodies across Sindh and Lower Punjab, ...

President Trump repeated threats to strip federal funding over sanctuary city immigration policies, effective Feb. 1.

Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is a surreal red-hued lake shaped by volcanic minerals and extreme alkalinity, creating one ...

The Ministry of Climate is testing targeted control of small predator populations in protected areas to boost ground-nesting ...

Gov. Ned Lamont dismissed President Donald Trump’s latest threat to block federal funds on Feb. 1 to Connecticut and 10 other ...

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

This time last year, we were in Australia having a “hot” Christmas. Our hosts decided to join us this year to experience a ...

The Hulk has faced plenty of dastardly villains, but these are the first ten who ever threw hands with the Strongest There Is ...

THERE is something alien—different, distant, disconcerting—about the voice, the technology. A herd of sheep has been decimated. 6000 of them. The field. Journalist has named the cause: nerve gas. Now, ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...