“It’s as if they’re talking to each other …” A few days ago, a Costa Rican tour guide named Dionisio Paniagua stumbled upon an interaction between two unlikely wild friends…
A new study has found that the devastating sea star wasting disease is caused by a strain of bacteria from Vibrio pectenicida, which turns the marine creatures into goo. Mystery…
A new long-necked marine reptile, Plesionectes longicollum, has been identified from a decades-old fossil found in Germany’s Posidonia Shale. The remarkably preserved specimen rewrites part of the Jurassic marine story,…
Big Cat Keeper Goes Quiet for a Cause — And Raises Hundreds for Tiger Rescue Known for her boundless energy and constant chatter, Emily De Pasquale Wood, a Big Cat…
Researchers have built a robot crab that can compete in claw-waving displays with real fiddler crabs, but “Wavy Dave” doesn’t always come out unscathed. “Wavy Dave” the Robot Crab Crashes…
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…
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 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.…
Aye-ayes are remarkable thanks to their extra-long, bony middle fingers, which they use to locate grubs and pick their noses. A Curious Creature of the Night: The Aye-Aye Native to…
A University of Florida research team has developed a more accurate way to count wildlife using drones — an innovation that helped confirm the world’s largest known nesting site for…