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Feral Pigs Are Invasive, Voracious and Resilient. They’re Also Spreading
The destructive swine are expanding their range in the United States and appear to be encroaching from Canada
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Panda Bears Have Teeny Tiny Babies, and We Don’t Know Why
Panda moms are 900 times bigger than their cubs and a new study disputes the theory it’s related to hibernation
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Scientists Don’t Know Why Freshwater Mussels Are Dying Across North America
Mussel species are dying en mass in rivers across the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and South—likely from unidentified pathogens
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Some Moths Taste So Bad That They Don’t Bother Fleeing From Bats
A new study offers an explanation as to why some moth species fly erratically in the face of danger, while others do not
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Texan ‘Rodeo Ants’ Ride on the Backs of Bigger Ants
The strategy helps the parasitic riders steal food and childcare from their hosts
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See a Bald Eagle and Octopus Tangled in Epic Battle
The big cephalopod was winning until the humans intervened
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Whales Are the Biggest Animals to Ever Exist—Why Aren’t They Bigger?
New research highlights the role diet plays in dictating a cetacean’s size
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Someone Is Gluing Cowboy Hats to Las Vegas’ Pigeons
Experts say the birds look perfectly safe—and ‘cute,’ of course
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Invasive Mice Are Gnawing the Scalps of Endangered Albatrosses
The mice already kill an estimated 2 million seabird chicks per year, but they now target breeding adults
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Treehoppers’ Bizarre, Wondrous Helmets Use Wing Genes to Grow
The elaborate structures, which are not actually wings, can resemble thorns, leaves, ants and more
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The U.S. Army Is Developing Better Hearing Protection for Its Dogs
Like human personnel, military dogs are susceptible to hearing loss from exposure to high levels of noise
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This Electric Eel Is Shocking Around the Christmas Tree
The Tennessee Aquarium’s internet-famous eel, Miguel Wattson, is powering Christmas lights in the exhibit
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Was This 18,000-Year-Old Puppy Frozen in Siberian Permafrost the Ancestor of Wolves, Dogs or Both?
DNA tests on the well-preserved remains can’t determine whether the little canine was wild or domestic
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Why the World Needs Bloodsucking Creatures
The ecological benefits of animals like leeches, ticks and vampire bats are the focus of a new exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum
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Researchers Discover Secret Breeding Ground of World’s Most Endangered Crocodile
Over 100 recently-hatched gharials were found deep in Nepal’s Bardia National Park
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Meet the ‘Unicorn Puppy’ With an Extra Tail on His Head
Narwhal’s unique appendage may be the remnant of his parasitic twin
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These Beautiful Blue Turkey-Like Birds Have Tiny Brains and Huge Social Networks
A new study finds that vulturine guineafowl live in complex societies previously found in primates, elephants and dolphins
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Hungry Goats Helped Save the Reagan Library From a California Wildfire
Some heroes wear capes, others like to eat flammable weeds
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Crabs Can Learn to Navigate Mazes, Too
A new study highlights the cognitive abilities of an understudied animal
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Hold On to Your Lederhosen: Oktoberfest Produces a Whole Lot of Methane Gas
Incomplete combustion from gas appliances is likely the major culprit
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