Federal scientists are launching an ambitious mapping project to hunt for what could be a mother lode of rare earth elements ...

Southern Utah wood rats have genetically adapted to eat the toxic leaves of the desert-hardy creosote bush, also native to the area, and scientists are explaining how it happened.

Let's take a moment to appreciate this mama bear taking care of her cubs.

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) – The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources on Tuesday narrowly voted in favor of delisting the grizzly bear from the Endangered Species Act, pushing legislation ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said they have euthanized a bear who has been blamed for multiple break-ins and threatening campers in the Lake Tahoe area.

What To Know As of Friday, Texas reservoirs are 80.5 percent full statewide. A map from Water Data for Texas shows dozens of reservoirs across the state and their current water levels.

The National Park Service is asking boaters to avoid an area in Lake Powell while fire airplanes collect water to fight the Bridge Creek Fire.

With lethal injection drugs proving both costly and difficult to obtain, a growing number of Republican lawmakers and state officials are pushing for an alternative: the firing squad.

Goettsche and his family pulled several huge lake trout out of the depths at Payette Lake, including an Idaho state record.

A man was found dead with an arrow in his neck in Whiterocks, Utah, and now a 42-year-old is facing a first-degree murder charge, officials said.

"I’m honored to have the record it is by length of 42 inches and the poundage for Idaho is pretty big," said Aaron Goettsche. "It is like pulling a farm animal out of the water." ...