Zookeeper Completes Unique Fundraiser to Help Rescue Tiger Find Forever Home
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…
Watch robot crab ‘Wavy Dave’ get attacked in claw-waving contest with real crabs
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…
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…
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.…
Aye-ayes: The strange nocturnal lemurs with long, creepy fingers
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…
Drones reveal 41,000-turtle nesting mega-site hidden in the Amazon
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…
Did drunk apes help us evolve? New clues reveal why we digest alcohol so well
If scientists are to better understand whether the genes that let us safely welcome the weekend with a cold beer or enjoy a bottle of wine with dinner began with…
A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins
Researchers have mapped the distribution of a jellyfish subspecies and found that creatures which lack a distinctive “knob” are somehow prevented from leaving the Arctic. Invisible Oceanic Divide May Be…
New Triassic Reptile Has Enormous Crest Unknown to Science That Upends Feather Evolution Theories
Newly Discovered 247-Million-Year-Old Reptile With Massive Crest Baffles Scientists A newly identified species of Triassic reptile with a ridiculously large back crest has left scientists both amazed and puzzled. The…