Scientists Can Now Predict Where the World’s Deadliest Scorpions Are Most Likely to Strike
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COLUMN: A whiff of skunk signals winter’s early wake-up call
With green grass likely delayed until April, animals that burned through fat reserves face a hard question now…
Beavers were brought to the desert to save a dying river. 6 years later, here are the results.
In the never-ending quest to understand ourselves better, or at least have just one more distraction from whatever…
‘One of the most successful wildlife comeback stories’: The Alps lost its vultures
Perhaps most importantly, bearded vultures are now a protected species in Europe and hunting them is banned (though…
World’s largest clutch of 47 Mesozoic crocodile eggs found in Brazil
In a famous fossil bed in Brazil, researchers have discovered a new treasure of three egg clutches. These…
COLUMN: People going bananas for baby macaque online
Columnist gets down to monkey business and offers some life lessons from little rascal who had rough start…
Weird-Looking Marsupial Found Alive After 6,000 Years of Alleged ‘Extinction’
Field researchers call them “Lazarus taxa,” species once presumed extinct that suddenly appear to have risen from the…
Baby Gorilla Gets Tiny ‘Nose Boop’ From His Big Sister in Moment of Pure Sweetness
Adding a new baby is always an exciting time for a growing family. The older kids are typically…
Werner Herzog Captures a Man’s Tireless Search for Ghost Elephants
The first photo of a ghost elephant captured by a motion controlled camera. The eyes glow in this…
Snowmobilers Dig Exhausted Young Moose Out of the snow in New Hampshire Woods
Courtesy of Jim Wuellenweber and Bianca Johnson Dion (via Youtube) A group of snowmobilers in New Hampshire saved…
Hunting for elusive “ghost elephants”
Deep in the Angolan Highlands lurks a rumored new species of elephant. Conservationist and ornithologist Steve Boyes has…
This 20-Arm Creature Was Hiding in Antarctica’s Ocean for Centuries, Now It’s Finally Revealed
In the frigid depths of the Southern Ocean, a newly discovered creature is captivating researchers with its striking…