Rare photos capture fishing cat preying on monitor lizard in the Sundarbans
In July, naturalist Soumyadip Santra was on a trip to the Indian Sundarbans, part of the…
Experts Alarmed as Jellyfish Spawn in Freshwater Lakes
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images As the world’s oceans undergo a dramatic rise in…
A blue jay and a green jay mated, researchers say. Their offspring is a scientific marvel
What do you get when you cross a blue jay with a green jay? That’s not the start…
Torngat Mountains visitor gets front row seat as black bear fights polar bear
When Jon Sigurdsson from Hafnarfjordur in Iceland was travelling in northern Labrador earlier this week, he captured a sight on his camera…
It’s Fat Bear Week! Millions Are Voting on Chubby Alaskan Bears, But This Is a Matter of Survival
Beadnose, Fat Bear Week 2018 champion. Image credits: Katmai National Park. The most gripping week of the bear…
Barbie crabs, sea pigs, and 40 other new species discovered
An Argentine research team just finished a first-of-its-kind look into the Mar del Plata Canyon, a deep South…
The Badass Biology of the Endangered Pangolin
Stephanie Sammann of Real Science examined the unassuming yet badass biology of pangolins, noting how their singular scaly exterior provides protection…
A wandering wallaby is on the loose in Berlin, police say
BERLIN — A kangaroo — well, a wallaby to be precise — is on the loose in Berlin.…
Smooth snakes thriving after slithering into Devon heathland
Wildlife volunteers are celebrating the successful reintroduction of smooth snakes. A project to reintroduce the non-venomous species in…
How annual lion surveys reveal the health of Africa’s protected areas
Lions are more than charismatic megafauna shaping the balance of species in the savannah food web. As…
‘A looming public health crisis’
While snakebites aren’t by any means a rare occurrence across the Indian subcontinent, a recent study established a…
Why Some US States Have No Venomous Snakes
There aren’t many animals with less glowing reputations than snakes. They’re popularly associated with danger, deception, and the…