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Who shot “Scarface”?

May 3, 2016

Increased education and a law enforcement crackdown has helped the tiny nation keep its rhinos safe for 730 days in a row

May 2, 2016

Cool Finds

Deep-Sea Researchers Spot a Mysterious Jellyfish Near The Mariana Trench

The glowing jellyfish was previously unknown to science

May 2, 2016

The Kenyan government burned tusks from over 6,000 elephants to reduce stockpiles of ivory and raise awareness of poaching

May 2, 2016

"Science fiction is so important to our culture, because it allows us to dream," said Jim Green, director of NASA's planetary science division, at the "Future is Here" festival.

Future Is Here Festival

The Future Is Here Festival Considers Extraterrestrial Life and the Essence of Humanity

In the festival’s final day, speakers turn to the cosmos and our place within it

April 26, 2016

New Research

21 Million Years Ago, Monkeys May Have Floated to North America on Rafts

Fossil teeth in Panama show monkeys made it to Central America, probably on floating mats of vegetation

April 21, 2016

Melani, a 15-year-old Sumatran tiger, was rescued from the Surabaya Zoo in 2013 after becoming ill due to tainted meat. However, she died the year later. Rama, another Sumatran tiger at the zoo, died this week of heart failure.

Will Rama the tiger’s demise prompt action at a zoo known for its filthy, overcrowded conditions?

April 21, 2016

A giant mouse feeds on a dead seabird chick.

A Steady Diet of Seabird Chicks Makes Island Mice Huge

With no predators or competition, rodents can eat baby birds alive

April 18, 2016

New Research

Scientists Catalog Creatures in Every Corner of Los Angeles

In a huge citizen science project, scientists are turning to an urban environment to seek out biodiversity

April 18, 2016

The scimitar-horned oryx was declared extinct in the wild in 2000.

Rewilding the African Scimitar-Horned Oryx

In a historic first, an animal that went extinct in the African wild is reintroduced, giving hope for many endangered species

April 15, 2016

New Research

After Decades of Decline, Tiger Populations Could Be on the Rise

Though the latest numbers seem hopeful, the majestic creatures are not out of the woods yet

April 11, 2016

New Research

Pig Heart Beat for Over Two Years in Baboon’s Belly

Researchers take big step forward in the quest to develop cross-species organ transplants

April 7, 2016

Decades of conservation efforts have led authorities to downgrade the turtles to threatened, though many challenges still remain

April 6, 2016

Silverside fish are among the species protected by a new West Coast commercial fishing ban on foraging fish.

Trending Today

NOAA Just Moved to Protect Puny Fish

Why a new ban is a big deal for the ocean’s tiniest creatures

April 5, 2016

The fake egg looks and feels the same as a real vulture egg.

Scientists Are Using Electronic Eggs to Study Vultures

A sensor-packed egg, developed by a team at Microduino, could lead to clues about the birds’ livelihood

April 1, 2016

The little brown bat infected with white-nose syndrome found in the state of Washington

The fungal disease, which has devastated bat populations in the Eastern U.S., has now shown up in Washington state

April 1, 2016

Broadcast towers will soon blink for the sake of birds.

With a simple blink, tall towers can go from deadly to bird-friendly

March 31, 2016

New Research

305-Million-Year-Old Fossil Helps Unravel the Spider’s Evolutionary Web

The spider look-alike shows what separates modern spiders from their ancient eight-legged cousins

March 30, 2016

Europe

Save a Horse, Ride a Cow Through the Swiss Alps

A farm in Switzerland offers a slow moo-tion ride through the alpine countryside

March 30, 2016

A bison takes a stroll down the road in Elk Island National Park, Alberta

Next week, the Blackfeet Tribe will receive 89 buffalo calves that descended from Montana stock in a Canadian National Park

March 29, 2016