The National Zoo has opened naming contests up to the public before, but letting the animals get in on the process was unheard of... until now.

Scientists representing seven states, including Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, are petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to change rules on certain pesticides to allow farmers to better fight stink bugs.

Stink bugs aren't just a nuisance to homeowners, they are also destructive pests that can ruin crops. Local farmers in Maryland and Virginia are very concerned as the growing season approaches.

The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants to "adopt" and rename an interstate rest stop in Virginia.

This week, Fiske considers dog intelligence, including how it's been studied and what both scientists and dogs have learned.

People are rushing to adopt 51 dogs rescued from a home in Anne Arundel County. Less than 24 hours after the county executive urged the public to help, an Animal Control official says they have more people wanting to adopt than they have dogs in the facility.

Buying your child a bunny for Easter sounds like the picture-perfect cliché, but a rabbit-rescue organization in Haymarket, Va., says many end up abandoned.