As global temperatures soar, it’s not just people who feel the heat. Pet owners are increasingly finding themselves needing to protect their furry friends from the sweltering dog days of…
Frogs battling a deadly fungal infection might find unexpected relief in tiny brick saunas. Researchers discovered that green and golden bell frogs, afflicted by chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), could improve…
The discovery of bird flu in dairy cow milk has uncovered a previously overlooked target for the H5N1 virus: mammary glands. A recent study indicates that this susceptibility is not…
Four thousand years ago, on an island off the coast of what is now Siberia, the last woolly mammoth took its final breath. Isolated from other mammoths on that island,…
Last year, the iconic dinosaur received a significant reevaluation. Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel determined that the fearsome reptile had 3.3 billion neurons — nerve cells — in the front part of…
Eerie new footage captures a rare, otherworldly scene: a giant jellyfish with a tiny isopod swimming inside its bag-like body. In the video, the translucent blob contracts its veiny membrane…
A Devon zoo has welcomed three small antelopes to its site. Dartmoor Zoo announced that three male Kirk’s dik-diks, known as Madoqua kirkii, arrived from Colchester Zoo on July 23rd.…
Sun bears often stand upright like humans, and mothers even walk around cradling their babies in their arms. Name: Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) Where it lives: Southeast Asia What it…
No one else seemed to notice. On a sweltering afternoon in Pembroke Pines, Florida, last week, police sergeant Mike Matthis stopped by a local restaurant for lunch. After parking his…
No, the bird’s not wearing a wig 😂 At first glance, you might think this bird is sporting a wig or perhaps has just had its feathers permed. However, this…