After spending nearly two decades beneath the surface, Brood XIV cicadas are emerging across Western North Carolina.

Clogging was designated as the official folk dance in 2005, the same year in which "shagging" was designated as the official ...

The “gentle” 5-year-old dog is up for adoption after overcoming struggles at the shelter. He arrived as a stray in March and wasn’t ready to trust people at first, according to the social media post ...

Black bears in North Carolina may be hard to spot, but as snow thaws and temperatures rise, the chances of seeing them in the wild increase.

Three of the rarest puppies in the world were just born at Durham’s Museum of Life and Science, another milestone in red wolf ...

Officials are warning residents of Mount Airy, North Carolina, to be aware of a fox that may pose a danger to their families, including their pets.

Knowing how different strains of layers behave in cage-free environments could help producers better manage their flocks.

An “aggressive” fox is on the loose in one North Carolina city, officials said. Authorities were trying to catch the fox in ...

Ann Somers, senior lecturer emerita in the biology department at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, emphasized that climate change is especially hard on turtles and salamanders as rising ...

“Please keep them together. Don’t let them lose each other,” the owner said, according to a North Carolina animal shelter’s ...

Charleston Animal Society celebrated a major benchmark for South Carolina in May: Shelters statewide saved 90 percent of ...