It was a heartbreaking scene. This past February, restaurant staff at Cayjo Peruvian Cuisine in Orlando, Florida, made a heartbreaking discovery: a large white van had been left abandoned in…
Cuban brown anoles have the highest blood lead levels of any vertebrate known Tiny brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) in New Orleans are living among some of the highest lead concentrations…
The cephalopods don’t use every limb in the same manner, something they share with primates Octopuses are among the most versatile animals in the ocean, thanks to their eight flexible,…
There were celebrations in Westminster on 11 September 2025 as Poykee, a 13-year-old Keeshond owned by Sarah Edwards, Labour MP for Tamworth, claimed the prestigious title of Westminster Dog of…
In a major breakthrough for wildlife conservation, Australia has officially approved the world’s first vaccine designed to protect koalas from chlamydia—a devastating disease responsible for up to half of all…
A beloved pet tortoise named Bonnie has gone missing from her home in Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire, prompting urgent appeals for help from her worried owner. Bonnie, a 25-year-old leopard…
A landmark conservation effort has given Popi, a female orangutan rescued as an infant, a second chance at life in the wild. After nearly nine years of rehabilitation, Popi was…
The animal kingdom continues to inspire groundbreaking technology — this time in South Korea, where researchers have developed a painless drug delivery patch modeled after a bee’s stinger. For patients…
The world’s smallest snake, the Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae), has been rediscovered under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March. The species had been lost to…
Is aging inevitable? While most animals age, the pace of aging can vary dramatically — even within a single species. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National…