Australia’s huntsman fastest spider recorded in new study
Anyone who has experienced a brown huntsman run at them knows these spiders are fast, but a new…
France built special underground tunnels beneath its roads to help thousands of migrating frogs and salamanders survive every year | World News
Every spring, thousands of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders across France leave their winter shelters in the woods…
Watch Asian swamp eels emerge from the mud for feeding time
The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) is an unusual freshwater fish with a snake-like body and no scales.…
Scientists uncover secrets of tiny Andean mouse living on the world’s highest peaks
WASHINGTON, July 11 — At first glance, it’s just a rodent. But the Andean leaf-eared mouse is,…
Hawaiian crickets evolved to become silent to survive a deadly fly
Hawaiian field crickets faced an impossible choice: keep singing to attract mates and risk being killed by a…
Moon bears feel grass for first time after rescue from illegal farm
By Dean Murray Moon bears rescued from tiny cages at an illegal bile farm felt grass under their…
Alaska’s seabirds lost 95% of their breeding population, but after mink were removed from the Naked Islands, guillemots rebounded 3.3 times, and nests surged
Pigeon guillemots | Wikimedia Commons Conservation programs often focus on restoring habitat, but sometimes the biggest obstacle is…
How Photographers Are Using Insta360 Cameras to Protect Sharks
To celebrate Shark Awareness Day, Insta360 has released a new video created in collaboration with renowned conservationists, photographers,…
How did 900 snakes escape and ‘slither free’ from China’s farm
Is there anything worse than a devastating flood season? Turns out, yes. China’s Hengzhou is grappling with an…
How the Greenland shark’s 400-year lifespan could help scientists protect human eyesight |
For years, scientists thought Greenland sharks were basically blind. These deep-sea creatures live in the freezing dark waters…
27 Moon Bears Saved from Illegal Bear Bile Farm in One of the Largest Rescue Operations of Its Kind
NEED TO KNOW Conservationists rescued 27 moon bears from a Laos bear bile farm facility allegedly pretending to…
‘They’re meant to be there’: Expert urges calm over jellyfish ‘smacks’ seen off Irish coast – The Irish Times
They are causing a sensation on social media and scaring nervous beachgoers, but a marine biologist has a…