Animals
New Leopard Frog Found in New York City
The unique species, discovered near the Statue of Liberty, is the first amphibian found in the region in 150 years
Giant Tortoises Have Made a Comeback From 15 to 1,000
Española giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Galapagos National Park and are breeding on their own
We're Terrible at Distinguishing Real And Fake Schools of Fish
You can test your fish school savviness in a free online game created by scientists
Five “Real” Sea Monsters Brought to Life by Early Naturalists
From kraken to mermaids, some monsters are real—if you know how to look for them
A Zoo Python Had Six Babies in a "Virgin Birth"
The 20-foot-long reptile hadn't had a chance to meet a mate, but she still laid 61 eggs
Your Cat Has No Idea What You Want And Is Kind of Scared of You
Cats don't do social skills
What Giant Pandas Taught Me About Parenting
When animal keeper Nicole MacCorkle became a parent, she looked to Bao Bao's mother for inspiration
Invaders From Cuba Force Florida Lizards to Quickly Evolve (Or Get Out)
In just 15 years, green anoles changed their behavior and evolved bigger, stickier toes to escape alien competitors
Male Great Bustards Eat Poison to Look Sexier for the Ladies
The toxic compound can kill mammals - including humans - but helps the birds rid themselves of pests
Chimps Caught in First Known Nighttime Crop Raids
“The nightlife of chimpanzees has been neglected,” say researchers who filmed wild animals using a fallen tree as a bridge into protected cornfields
To Find Out How Healthy Whales Are, Send in the Drones
A custom-built drone got close enough to whales to capture individuals' distinctive markings
Prozac Doesn't Make Birds Happy
Birds on Prozac lose their appetite and libido
Why the Alpaca Has No Humps
The camel cousin evolved fluff instead of fat because it was able to linger in an evolutionary slow lane, suggest newly sequenced genomes
Gorgeous Portraits of Spineless Sea Creatures
In a new book, San Francisco-based photographer Susan Middleton captures the curious gestures and expressions of marine invertebrates
In Australia, Curiosity® Really Will Kill Feral Cats
Don't feel too bad for the cats, though: they kill millions of birds and little mammals every day
This Photographer Set Out on a Quest to Rediscover the World's Lost Species of Frogs
Some of the subjects are new to science, others haven't been seen in 15 to 160 years
In an Effort to Stop Poaching, Namibia Will Remove All of Its Rhinos’ Horns
That extreme measure will likely not be enough to stop the killing, however, so the country is also bolstering its anti-poaching patrols
These Extreme Desert Nomads Set Records for Migrating Birds
Australian banded stilts use mysterious cues to know when to head toward ephemeral lakes in the country’s otherwise dry interior
Watch Adorable Meerkat And Otter Live Streams, Help Combat Poaching
Google and the London Zoo have teamed up to offer live streams of animals in an effort to test conservation tech
Zooplankton and Krill "Pee" Helps Determine Ocean Chemistry
Tiny marine life's expelled ammonia fuels important chemical reactions
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