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a running cheetah against blurred background

Sweet Spot in Size Lets Cheetahs Run So Fast

What makes a cheetah so fleet? According to one...
a purple and bright blue 3D scan of a raylike fish

Museum Creates Free Online 3D Scans of 13,000 Vertebrates

The dissection industry just took a major hit. The Florida...
The pink fairy armadillo.

The Pink Fairy Armadillo: A Unique Mammal with Two Layers of Skin

The pink fairy armadillo is the smallest species of...
A Pacific Ocean fault line punctured by hydrothermal vents

2,000 Earthquakes in a Day Hammer Fault Line Off Pacific Coast

Deep beneath the north Pacific Ocean, a slumbering giant...
a blind cave salamander on the surface

Blind, Cave-Dwelling Salamanders Sneak to the Surface

Blind cave salamanders in Italy have shocked scientists by...
Star Dunes

Star Dune Mystery Solved

The largest dunes on Earth, star dunes reach hundreds...
The two male humpback whales copulating in 2022

Two Male Humpback Whales Seen Having Sex — With Each Other

For the first time, humpback whales have been spotted...
The tiny transluscent fish

One of the World’s Tiniest Fishes Makes a Sound Like a Gunshot

Barely the size of a thumbnail, a Myanmar fish...
A female skywalker gibbon.

Love Songs Lead Scientists to Skywalker Gibbons

Scientists have found a previously unknown population of skywalker...
a blue spotted frog on a vegetated surface

Poison Dart Frogs’ Fancy Footwork Helps Drum up Dinner

If you thought toe-tapping was out of style except...
The tiny Rao’s intermediate golden-backed frog with mushroom growing on its side.

‘Truly Remarkable’: Tiny Mushroom Grows Out of A Frog

Wetlands specialist Lohit Y.T was walking through India's Western...
Wolves in Chernobyl.

Chornobyl’s Mutant Wolves Resist Cancer

The gray wolves in Chornobyl have been exposed to...
sled dog teams with a running man

Weekend Warm-Up: Alfred Wegener’s Iron Arctic Will

Alfred Wegener’s 1930 expedition to Greenland was a monster....
two chimps laughing

Monkey Business: Apes Joke All the Time, Apparently

Playing a joke on your buddy, sibling, or parent...
The Moon with Earth rising on the horizon.

Our Moon is Shrinking, Putting Future Missions at Risk

It's tempting to think of the Moon as unchanging,...
The baby great white shark.

Baby Great White Shark Caught on Camera for First Time

Researchers have captured footage of a newborn great white...
a crater

Russia’s Exploding Craters Finally Explained?

High up in Russia's Gydan and Yamal peninsula, there...
A reticulated python bites a dead rat.

How To Tell If A Snake Is A Striker Or Lunger

For most people, getting close to a snake's teeth...
An artist's impression of the terror beasts

Scientists Discover ‘Terror Beast’ Fossils in Greenland

When you hear "terror beasts," you might not imagine...
clouds on jupiter

These Are Real? Jupiter’s Clouds Defy Imagination

It looks like devious ingenuity and camera tricks. There’s...
A fishing port on the Noto Peninsula before (left) and after (right) the earthquake.

Japanese Earthquake Adds 250 Meters of Coastline

The massive earthquake that hit Japan’s Noto Peninsula on...
White tibetan yak beside Pangong Lake India.

Yaks Domesticated 2,500 Years Ago on Tibetan Plateau

Wild yaks are one of the few mammals that...
Arenal Volcano near La Fortuna, Costa Rica.

Greener Trees Can Forecast Volcanic Eruptions

Predicting when a volcano will erupt is tricky. Some...
A humpback whale jumping out of the water

How a 20-Minute Chat With A Whale Might Help Us Find Alien Life

In a world-first, scientists have had a 20-minute conversation...

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