It’s the size of a soccer pitch and is home to 1,000 adorable penguins – and the world’s most southerly post office
The world’s most southerly public post office is on an Antarctic island home to large colony of around…
King cobras mate roadside in Krabi ahead of Valentine’s Day
Locals in Krabi were left stunned yesterday, February 5, after spotting two massive king cobras mating by the…
Apes’ tea party proves primates can play at make-believe
An apes’ tea party may sound like a euphemism for chaos, but if you organise one you may…
Baby elephant makes historic arrival at Smithsonian’s National Zoo as first birth in nearly 25 years
Washington, D.C., has something to trumpet about overnight after welcoming a very small and very special new resident…
The inconvenient truth about polar bears
The BBC reported terrible news last week about polar bears: they are thriving. This is very annoying of…
‘We’re calling on everyone to unite’
A new-to-science frog species has been identified, but experts say it should be classified as endangered. What’s happening?…
Watch: World’s longest wild snake found in Indonesia
Feb. 5 (UPI) — Guinness World Records confirmed a massive reticulated python discovered in the Maros region of…
Canberra Raiders and Perth Bears deny interest in Zac Lomax after courtroom drama involving Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm takes strange turn
The Raiders were incensed with suggestions they ever had any interest in acquiring Lomax. “That is absolute bullshit.…
Is it really safe to airlift rhinos by their ankles, dangling two-tonne giants in midair?
In Southern Africa, white and black rhinos are often translocated to avoid inbreeding or overpopulation of an area.…
Rare deep-sea jellyfish spotted in Argentina
A group of researchers have documented rare deep-sea jelly fish, exploring the biodiversity along Argentina’s continental shelf. Stygiomedusa…
The Arctic is hotting up — what does that mean for us?
The Arctic Circle cuts through eight countries: the US (via Alaska), Canada, Denmark (via Greenland), Iceland, Finland, Sweden,…
Indonesian python makes GWR hissstory as the longest measured wild snake
As well as being measured with a surveyor’s tape, the python was also weighed (while placed in a…