Scientists just found rare spores inside a fossil older than dinosaurs
A team of Brazilian scientists has solved a decades-old puzzle in paleobotany by reexamining a fossil plant from southern Brazil. Their work led to the creation of a new genus,…
‘Unicorn’ Dog Left Heartbroken After No One Shows Up To Her Adoption Event
“She was quiet and just watched everybody as they walked by …” Earlier this year, animal control officers in Eastford, Connecticut came across a very unusual sight: a 4-year-old dog…
Woman Sees A Plastic Bag Move And Finds Pile Of Tiny Babies Shivering Inside
“How heartless can you be?” Sonia Antonela Costas has a deep passion for rescuing animals, which led her to establish Sonia’s Safe Animal Haven, a rescue organization she runs out…
‘Unresponsive’ Shelter Dog Comes Back To Life After Getting A Taste Of Love
“The shelter staff thought they might have been too late.” “He was unresponsive, and the staff feared they might have been too late,” said Luis Sanchez, APA!’s director of public…
95 million-year-old ‘tiny, tiny skull’ from never-before-seen crocodile-like creature discovered in Montana
BOZEMAN, Montana – About 95 million years ago, a tiny crocodyliform nicknamed “Elton” roamed what is now southwest Montana, near the edge of the Western Interior Seaway. Measuring no more…
Police Dog Enjoys Meaty Reward for Finding Missing Massachusetts Man: ‘Can’t hide his smile’
In Avon, Massachusetts, the community was all smiles thanks to Cruiser, the neighborhood’s beloved golden retriever and official community resource dog. Cruiser earned his latest reward after helping locate a…
Elderly Dog Spends Hours Sinking In Mud — Until A Hero Finds Him Flailing
“This is the last place we thought we’d find Whitey” 😰 It was a typical afternoon at Ziggy’s Refuge Farm Sanctuary (ZRFS) when owners Kristin Hartness and Jay Yontz realized…
Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in
A survey of nearly 90 years of experimental infections shows some viruses are bad for bats Even bats aren’t immune to taking a “sick day.” While bats are famously able…
Fossil of Giant Penguin Ancestor Discovered in New Zealand
Scientists have uncovered a fossilized skull belonging to a giant ancestor of modern penguins along the Taranaki coast in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The discovery sheds new light on how ancient…
Mystery creature found in ‘forbidden cloud forest’ of Peru is new species of marsupial
The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes. A team of researchers exploring Peru’s Abiseo River National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site…