Dutch Cities Are Building These Tiny Staircases to Help Cats Exit Their Canals
Two cities in the Netherlands are mounting tiny staircases on the sides of their canals to help cats escape if they fall in the water. Between the capital of Amsterdam…
Creepy new giant insect may be the heaviest ever recorded in Australia
Researchers have discovered a giant stick insect living at high altitude in tropical North Queensland. Acrophylla alta is around 16 inches long and a strong contender for Australia’s heaviest recorded…
Watch a pod of orcas pretending to drown one of their own in macabre training session
Orca Calves Learn Lethal Tactics Through Play: Rare Footage Captures Gripping Training Ritual In extraordinary new footage captured off the coast of Western Australia, orca mothers are seen teaching their…
Sofia Carson And Corey Mylchreest Compete In Speed Dating On Dodo Dream Date
“I think we all know who is gonna win.” Sparks Fly in Celebrity Speed Date — But the Real Star is an 8-Year-Old Rescue Dog When actors Sofia Carson and…
‘Big-butt starfish,’ ‘little sweet potato’ and dozens of never-before-seen species recorded during deep-sea expedition off Argentina
Researchers have captured footage of a “big-butt seastar” off the coast of Argentina that looks like Patrick Star from “SpongeBob SquarePants.” Deep-Sea Discoveries off Argentina Reveal Dozens of New Species…
Your nature photo might be a scientific breakthrough in disguise
A frog croaks from a walking trail. A hiker snaps a photo and uploads it to iNaturalist. That single act — one person, one amphibian and one click — feeds…
Mission begins to save snails threatened by own beauty
Scientists Race to Save the World’s Most Colorful Snails From Extinction A unique conservation mission is underway to protect some of the planet’s most strikingly beautiful—but critically endangered—snails: the Polymita…
Rare species back at nature reserve after revamp
Rare Wildlife Returns to Cheshire Reserve Following Major Biodiversity Boost A surge in rare wildlife sightings has followed a successful habitat restoration effort at a nature reserve near Crewe, Cheshire.…
Micro Pig Breeders in Ireland and UK find a Brexit-Busting Plan – and now pigs can fly!
Piglets Without Borders: UK and Irish Farms Unite for Ethical Miniature Pig Breeding In a refreshing twist on post-Brexit collaborations, two farms—one nestled in Buckinghamshire, England, and the other set…
One Stubborn Tooth, One Brave Donkey: Darby’s Road to Recovery
After months of recovery at The Donkey Sanctuary’s specialized veterinary hospital, a donkey named Darby has finally returned to full health and rejoined his herd at the sanctuary farm in…