ASHEBORO, N.C. (WBTV) - Prepare for an influx of cuteness at the North Carolina Zoo ... It wasn’t immediately clear if both otter species would be placed together at the zoo.

There are dozens of species of snakes living in North ... An Eastern Garter Snake suns itself in the forest in North Carolina. Samuel Ray/Getty Duke Energy confirmed that the outage was caused ...

An unfamiliar worm found at a commercial nursery in North Carolina has been identified as a new species of predatory flatworm, N.C. State University says. Matt Bertone photo An unfamiliar pest ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - An invasive insect species has made a return to North Carolina this spring. Spotted lanternflies first appeared in North Carolina in 2022, and the bugs and their egg ...

The ray's purported miracle pregnancy had been held up as a unique example of asexual reproduction in her species ... town near Asheville in western North Carolina, as they hoped for a chance ...

His biology career has taken him to Missouri, where he studied the Ozark Zigzag salamander, to Puerto Rico, where he observed Coqui frogs, and now to the mountains of North Carolina, where he’s ...

Many people often consider killing these reptiles, but you may want to think twice, because some species are protected in North Carolina. These include venomous and non-venomous species ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Pitch pine trees (Pinus rigida) grow along the eastern North American coast and as far south as northern Georgia. This species thrives in a humid climate and on sandy, shallow soils. Pitch pines ...

A recent study changed how an iconic fish is classified - and identified a further range than expected for the "new" species including North Carolina. Until recently, the Florida bass was thought ...