Animals
Meet Haggis, the Latest Baby Pygmy Hippo to Win Over the Internet
Born October 30 to parents Gloria and Otto at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, the hippo is already gaining popularity, following in the footsteps of viral sensation Moo Deng
A Rare Triassic Fossil Found in Brazil Could Shed Light on the Origin of Dinosaurs
The 237-million-year-old remains are among the oldest silesaurid fossils ever found, adding to paleontologists' understanding of this still-mysterious group of prehistoric reptiles
At the Age of 50, an Elderly Female Elephant Dies at the Smithsonian's National Zoo
The pachyderm, named Kamala, was suffering from osteoarthritis when zoo staff chose to euthanize her
Invasive Mussels Recently Spotted in California Mark a First for North America
The species may have been carried to the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta in ballast water on ships
After Months of Rehab, Moira the Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Has Been Returned to the Wild
When fishermen found the endangered loggerhead sea turtle off Vancouver Island in February, she was listlessly floating in a bed of kelp
This Ancient Paw Print on a Pottery Fragment in Jerusalem Is the Oldest Known Evidence of a Cat Kneading
The deep penetrations suggest that the feline was pressing its claws into the clay, a behavior sometimes known as "making biscuits"
Scientists Reveal Rare 450-Million-Year-Old Arthropod Fossil Preserved in Glittering Fool’s Gold
The critter found in New York represents a new, extinct species of arthropod that could shed light on the evolution of today's insects, crustaceans and spiders
These Giant, Vest-Wearing Sniffer Rats Could Help Combat the Illegal Wildlife Trade, Scientists Say
Researchers trained African giant pouched rats to detect commonly smuggled items, including rhino horns and elephant tusks
New 'Paleo-Robots' Could Shed Light on Animal Evolution, Revealing How Some Fish Evolved to 'Walk' on Land
A team of roboticists, paleontologists and biologists are building robots to simulate crucial evolutionary developments that can’t be tested with static fossils
The 'World's Most Famous Grizzly' Was Killed by a Car. Was Her Death Preventable?
Grizzly 399 became a celebrity of Grand Teton National Park in her lifetime. Now, her death has drawn attention to wildlife-vehicle collisions and how they might be reduced
A 110-Year-Old Pickled Thylacine Head Helped Build the Most Complete Ancient Genome to Date, Says 'De-Extinction' Company
Colossal Biosciences reports it extracted DNA and RNA from the Tasmanian tiger specimen, a key step forward in its effort to create a modern proxy of the extinct species. Other scientists are calling for data to back up the claim
From Prolonging Wallaby Pregnancies to Disorienting Hatchling Turtles, 11 Ways Artificial Lights Affect Animals
From the busy cities to ocean waters, our need to illuminate the world has had some strange and tragic consequences
Polar Bears Are Exposed to More Parasites, Viruses and Bacteria as the Arctic Heats Up
Pathogens are more common in polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea now than they were three decades ago, a new study suggests—but it's not yet clear what that means for the mammals' health
A Massive, Mysterious 'Ghost' Fish, Feared Extinct for Nearly 20 Years, Has Been Rediscovered in Cambodia
The giant salmon carp was formally identified in 1991, and since then, fewer than 30 individuals had been documented
Salmon Make a Long-Awaited Return to the Klamath River for the First Time in 112 Years, After Largest Dam Removal in U.S.
Chinook salmon spark excitement among local Klamath Tribes, who have advocated for decades to restore the flow of the river in California and Oregon
In a First, Scientists Find Animals Thriving Beneath the Ocean Floor in Hidden Habitats Near Deep-Sea Vents
The discovery of worms and snails confirms that these still-mysterious, dark hotspots of life extend beyond what’s visible above the crust
Even as A.I. Technology Races Ahead, the Prehistoric Science of Wildlife Tracking Is Making a Comeback
Humans perfected how to identify wild animals over millennia, and now biologists are rediscovering the exceptional worth of the tracks and marks left behind
Fossils Reveal the Face of an Extinct Nine-Foot-Long 'Millipede,' the Largest Arthropod to Ever Live
Scientists in France solved the evolutionary mystery of this prehistoric monster, which resembles both the centipedes and millipedes of today
Admire the World's Largest Collection of Fossilized Poop at the New 'Poozeum' in Arizona
Owner George Frandsen has some 8,000 coprolites from dinosaurs, sharks and other creatures
This Pup Is Going Viral for Climbing to the Top of an Egyptian Pyramid
Paramotorists spotted the dog while soaring above one of Giza's pyramids last week
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