There are many amazing creatures living in North America, but when it comes to the largest mammal on the continent, it is the impressive bison, commonly called a buffalo. This animal has been walking ...

Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline ...

American bison, by contrast, have a long, shaggy coat covering their front quarters, front legs and heads, light or dark ...

Larger-than-life bison sculptures made of bronze will make a stop at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History on March 15 as the exhibit heads to Washington, D.C. It's one of several ways Iowa ...

When you picture Colorado, you likely imagine majestic, towering mountains. Although the mountains are abundant, a large portion of Colorado’s land is high plains. Expanses of prairie grasslands take ...