The Melbourne-based zoo climbed in the latest USA TODAY 10BEST rankings, continuing a years-long streak of national ...

Florida's coral reef has been beset by everything from 101-degree temperatures to stony coral tissue loss disease. The key to ...

USA TODAY readers chose the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens as one of America's best -- and they haven't even seen the manatees yet.

A beloved habitat at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden was named one of the best in America. The award was one of several the zoo received from USA TODAY readers on Wednesday, March 18, in the ...

Diego Dulanto and Alexander Vallejos do not know each other, but they share the same immigration status and the anxiety that comes with it.

Cute but cantankerous, koalas are making a surprising recovery from a genetic bottleneck, with their once most threatened populations now displaying surprising diversity. “It still looks like they’re ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation District 7 is hosting a community meeting Thursday night to kick off its Project Development and Environmental Study for a major project on the ...