An amateur fossil hunter in Mississippi found the first known mammoth fossil in the region — a well-preserved tusk that weighed about 600 pounds (270 kilograms). While exploring the untamed…
A large tortoise that had escaped from an ostrich ranch was rescued just in time from a potentially dangerous situation after being found on a busy Arizona highway. A Department…
Three individuals have been sentenced for engaging in hare coursing activities in Lincolnshire. At Boston Magistrates’ Court, they admitted to trespassing with the intent to hunt hares using dogs and…
**”Researchers in Japan have unveiled a remarkable new sea star species, named Paragonaster hoeimaruae, thanks to an unprecedented collaboration among scientists, fishers, and aquarium and museum staff. This striking starfish,…
What would you do? If you’re not fond of creepy crawlies, you might have wanted to steer clear of Misquamicut State Beach in Rhode Island this past weekend. What started…
The newly discovered Youti yuanshi larva fossil is so well-preserved that it provides a road map for arthropod evolution during the Cambrian period. Researchers have unveiled key insights into the…
In this extract from “Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans,” Bill Schutt looks at the creatures with the strongest bite forces in the world. In the…
Frogs battling a deadly fungal infection might find unexpected relief in tiny brick saunas. Researchers discovered that green and golden bell frogs, afflicted by chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), could improve…
Four thousand years ago, on an island off the coast of what is now Siberia, the last woolly mammoth took its final breath. Isolated from other mammoths on that island,…
Last year, the iconic dinosaur received a significant reevaluation. Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel determined that the fearsome reptile had 3.3 billion neurons — nerve cells — in the front part of…