Woman Opens Heavy Box By Dumpster And Can’t Believe How Many Animals Are Inside
One evening, as a volunteer at IndyHumane took a shelter dog out for his last walk, she noticed a car pull up near a dumpster on the property. The driver…
Mailman Rescues A Kitten On His Route Then Takes Him Along On All Deliveries
“I actually take him everywhere I go.” While delivering mail along his usual rural route, Alexander Farris spotted something small and bright orange near the roadside. Curious, he pulled over…
Rescuer Sees Glowing Eyes In Pitch Black Park — Then Saves Two Tiny Souls
“ the kind of darkness that makes your stomach turn …” Earlier this month, animal rescuer Suzette Hall pulled into a deserted public park long after sunset. She had received…
Rescuers Can’t Help But Gush Over ‘Naked’ Porcupine’s Incredible Comeback
She was speechless. Late last month, a concerned Texan rushed into Austin Wildlife Rescue carrying a young porcupine in obvious distress. The little animal’s quills were thin and patchy, his…
Lab mice that ‘touch grass’ are less anxious — and that highlights a big problem in rodent research
A new study suggests that mice raised in more natural, outdoor environments behave very differently from their caged laboratory counterparts — and that difference could have major implications for medical…
Scientists find genetic ‘switch’ in mice that turns caring dads into violent brutes
A new study suggests that flipping a single gene in the brain can transform devoted dads into aggressive attackers — at least in African striped mice. But the gene doesn’t…
Our adorable, noodle-like ancestor had 4 eyes, half-a-billion-year-old fossils reveal
Half a billion years ago, some of the earliest vertebrates may have relied on not two — but four — eyes to survive in the predator-filled Cambrian oceans. New fossil…
95 million-year-old Spinosaurus had a scimitar-shaped head crest and waded through the Sahara’s rivers like a ‘hell heron’
Researchers have identified a new Spinosaurus species with a blade-like crest in Niger, changing our understanding of dinosaur evolution and behavior. About 95 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period,…
‘We’re starting to find a lot more weirdness’: These strange animals can control their body heat
In 1774, British physician Charles Blagden eagerly accepted an unusual challenge: to sit inside a small room heated to temperatures once thought fatal to any living creature. To his amazement,…
Rescued Raccoons Turn Old Jeans Into The Coziest Little Hammocks
“You can’t help but smile!” Caring for orphaned wild animals is never a one-person job. At Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR), the whole community plays a role — and the donations…