Wildlife
RNA Recovered From Tasmanian Tiger For First Time
For the first time, geneticists have retrieved and decoded...
Wild Boars in Germany are Radioactive, And Now We Know Why
For years, a mystery has surrounded wild boars in...
Grizzly Bear Mauls Black Bear in Rare Footage — But Not Rare Event
Predatory encounters can take many shapes. One recent incident,...
Plus-Size Primates: Study Finds Obese Humans Have Ample Company
Conventional wisdom says humans are “the fat primate.”
A new...
Biggest Loch Ness Monster Hunt in 50 Years Fails to Find Nessie
Last week, the biggest Loch Ness Monster hunt in...
Mushroom Foragers Warned Against AI-Generated Guides
Several foraging handbooks available on Amazon seem to be...
Unprecedented: Over 9,000 Emperor Penguin Chicks Die from Sparse Sea Ice
Emperor penguins have experienced a disastrous breeding failure, Antarctic...
DNA From Tracks Could Yield Better Way to Study Polar Bears
Studying polar bears — particularly their movements across the...
Ancient Wildfires Wiped Out Large Mammals in California
Globally, wildfires are getting worse. This year alone they...
Bad News: Hungry Crocodiles Sense Stress in Infants Better Than Humans
Natural selection is an indifferent mother. Crying babies trigger...
Almost Impossible: What Are The Odds?
Humans are often pretty bad at understanding probability. If...
Northern U.S. Sees Wave of Strange Birds in Possible Global Trend
News flashed this week as one striking, pink-feathered aquatic...
Nessie or ‘Eelie?’ Recent Intrigue Roils Loch Ness Legend
"Nessie." Generations of humans have experienced instant recognition of...
No Going Back: Why Dolphins and Whales Will Never Return to Land
If you're going to commit to something, commit all...
Otter Chaos! Fuzzy Fiend Terrorizes Santa Cruz Surfers
There's a ferocious creature haunting the shoreline of Santa...
Jurassic Jaws: Reconstructing Scotland’s Ancient Killer Tadpole
Researchers have been piecing together fragments of an ancient...