College students who spent a little bit of free time each week interacting with therapy dogs on campus during their first semester experienced fewer signs of stress and depression than those who did ...

In Washington, the nickname “The Evergreen State” winks at you across Washington from road signs, license plates, even quarters. It’s a popular sobriquet, but it’s never been made an official nickname ...

A team of rescuers and veterinarians were able to rescue a mule that was trapped knee-deep in a mud hole in the middle of a ...

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington ...

The fight unfolding over the Trump administration's sudden limit on NIH grant funding could slash budgets for Washington's ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson, in partnership with the Washington Invasive Species Council, has proclaimed February 24-28 as Washington ...

While recognized as a delicacy around the world, state lawmakers may advance a proposal Wednesday to outlaw foie gras and the ...

About 300,000 chickens have been euthanized at a farm in Franklin County in southeast Washington state, according to the ...

Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the ...

Statewide bans on feeding wildlife and using bait to hunt big game are among a suite of rules proposed to help Washington ...

An endangered Malayan tapir has been born at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, marking only the second tapir birth in the zoo's 120-year history.