Guy Setting Out New Plants In Garden Suddenly Realizes He’s Not Alone
As spring approached and the weather began to warm after winter, a Reddit user named Carozzoni decided it was time to start working in his garden. A few weeks earlier,…
New Species Being Discovered Faster Than Ever – At a Rate of Over 16,000 a Year
Scientists are discovering new species at a record-breaking pace — more than 16,000 every year — and there’s no sign that this surge is slowing down, according to a new…
Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live ‘toadlets’
Scientists Discover Three New Toad Species That Give Birth to Live Young In a remarkable discovery, scientists have identified three new species of toads that give birth to fully formed…
Scientists just found a surprising twist in Earth’s extinction story
For years, many scientists have warned that Earth is undergoing another mass extinction, with species disappearing faster than ever before. These warnings often rely on projecting extinction data from the…
Scientists are modifying wildlife DNA. Should these species be released into nature?
Humans have become remarkably skilled at manipulating the fundamental building blocks of life. Genetically modified foods are now common in supermarkets, and researchers regularly employ gene-editing techniques to develop new…
Rescuers Stumble Upon Little ‘Spitfire’ Stuck In An Unlikely Spot
He waved them down and asked for help 🐸 When Roxxie, a 5-year-old pit bull, was adopted from the Huntington County Humane Society in Indiana, everyone thought her future was…
Woman Arriving Home From Work Notices Something Off About Her Frog Statue
“I could hardly believe it …” After a tiring day at work, Florida resident Cassidy pulled into her driveway with the nagging sense that something — or someone — had…
Frogs evolved a wide variety of vocal sacs to amplify their ribbits
You may have seen ballooning throats, but what about pop-out poofs and fat ear bumps? Sometimes nature outshines even the wildest imagination. Children’s books often depict male frogs inflating a…
How do frogs breathe and drink through their skin?
Frogs can breathe and drink through their thin skin — but how does that work? Unlike humans, frogs and other amphibians don’t need to rely on their lungs to breathe;…
Ceramicist Sees Something Stuck In His Mold — Then Realizes They’re Legs
Who do you think it was? A few months ago, Thailand-based ceramic artist Trevor Foster was working in his outdoor studio when something strange caught his eye in a mold…