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Wildlife inside Chernobyl exclusion zone acted differently during Russia's invasion, camera traps reveal -
'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats3 Comments -
'We were being bullied in our own home': How 'authoritarian' HOAs are contributing to the insect apocalypse3 Comments
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Land MammalsMice on 'godforsaken' frozen volcanoes eat toxic plants to survive conditions 'not remotely compatible with long-term human survival' -
Interview'We were genuinely surprised': 'Superworms' can clean extremely delicate skeletons lickety-split, and that's a game changer for museums -
Life's Little MysteriesWhat is the roundest animal? -
Dinosaurs'Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market': Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here's what its loss means to science. -
PrimatesOrange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts deep in Congo rainforest is new species to science -
Land MammalsScientists are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm to protect the species from extinction
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AmphibiansNewly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets'2 Comments -
AmphibiansCan you actually get high from licking a toad? -
AmphibiansHow do frogs breathe and drink through their skin? -
AmphibiansWandering salamander: The tree‑climbing amphibian with a blood‑powered grip -
AmphibiansFungus is wiping out frogs. These tiny saunas could save them. -
Amphibians'It's risky for male frogs out there': Female frog drags and attempts to eat screaming male -
Amphibians'Lovely freak of nature': Mutant blue frog hops into wildlife sanctuary workshop -
Amphibians'Kermit the Frog' creature that lived 270 million years ago looked like a 'stout salamander' with 'cartoonish' grin -
AmphibiansWhy is a mushroom growing on a frog? Scientists don't know, but it sure looks weird
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Aquatic AnimalsScientists discover deadly, highly venomous box jellyfish near Singapore's 'Island of Death Behind' -
Aquatic AnimalsMystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off Alaska finally solved: 'Everyone was like, What the heck? What is that?'12 Comments -
Aquatic AnimalsWatch robot crab 'Wavy Dave' get attacked in claw-waving contest with real crabs2 Comments -
Aquatic AnimalsA mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins -
Aquatic AnimalsThousands of strange, blobby creatures are washing up on California beaches -
Aquatic Animals'We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem': Hidden world of life discovered beneath Antarctic iceberg -
Aquatic AnimalsOctopus spotted riding on top of world's fastest shark2 Comments -
Aquatic AnimalsAnimal kingdom's most powerful puncher generates a 'phononic shield' to protect itself -
Aquatic AnimalsOctopuses: Facts about the 8-armed geniuses of the sea
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BirdsSongbirds are in crisis as trappers and smugglers force them into lucrative bird-singing competitions -
Interview'They reliably chose the statistically more favorable option': A crow researcher explains how these winged geniuses process numbers, and what it could reveal about human math smarts3 Comments -
BirdsCity birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why7 Comments -
Interview'I'm more hopeful that birds can endure than maybe even our own species': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are the ultimate survivors4 Comments -
BirdsBruce the parrot is missing his upper beak — but that hasn't stopped him from becoming an undefeated jousting champion3 Comments -
BirdsCan chickens really run around with their heads cut off?7 Comments -
BirdsWorld's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season -
BirdsBirds are declining faster and faster in 3 US hotspots, new study finds28 Comments -
BirdsExtraordinary photo captures first appearance of Siberian peregrine falcon in Australia's arid center
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Dinosaurs'Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market': Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here's what its loss means to science.
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DinosaursAntarctica's first dinosaur fossil belonged to a group of the largest land animals ever -
Extinct species'A completely different story': 300 million-year-old fossils reveal the first vertebrate land dwellers weren't what we thought, researchers claim11 Comments -
Extinct speciesWorld's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years ago3 Comments -
DinosaursNew Velociraptor cousin was a '4-winged' dragon that hunted prey from the trees of ancient China, fossil find hints2 Comments -
Extinct speciesThere's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age — and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing bite2 Comments -
Dinosaurs'Last titan' of Thailand discovered, and it's the longest-necked dinosaur on record from Southeast Asia -
Dinosaurs'He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs7 Comments -
Extinct speciesStrange mammal ancestor laid huge, leathery eggs — and it was key to surviving the world's worst mass extinction4 Comments
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SharksNever-before-seen shark that 'walks' on land discovered off Papua New Guinea -
Sharks'I never thought we'd see one alive': Elusive goblin shark captured on camera for the first time2 Comments -
SharksFirst whole-genome sequence of a Greenland shark holds clues to their extreme longevity -
Fish'A combination of amazement and horror': Hitchhiker fish hide in manta ray buttholes4 Comments -
SharksShark attacks in Hawaii spike in October, and scientists think they know why -
FishNever-before-seen adorable pink bumpy snailfish with funny little beard filmed in deep canyon off California coast -
SharksFishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in Caribbean29 Comments -
FishThousands of bumblebee catfish captured climbing waterfall in never-before-seen footage8 Comments -
SharksHow to watch Shark Week 2025: Live TV & streaming schedule for Discovery special
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Excerpt'We were being bullied in our own home': How 'authoritarian' HOAs are contributing to the insect apocalypse3 Comments -
Insects'Insect apocalypse' is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study reveals -
InsectsEvery ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies -
InsectsSpotted lanternflies are invading the US. They may have gotten their evolutionary superpowers in China's cities. -
InsectsA looming 'insect apocalypse' could endanger global food supplies. Can we stop it before it's too late?18 Comments -
Insects'Nothing but a nightmare': Worker ants are tricked into murdering their mom by an imposter queen — who quickly takes the throne for herself2 Comments -
InsectsHow did metamorphosis evolve? -
InsectsAre there any countries with no mosquitoes?2 Comments -
Insects'Almost like science fiction': European ant is the first known animal to clone members of another species4 Comments
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Land MammalsMice on 'godforsaken' frozen volcanoes eat toxic plants to survive conditions 'not remotely compatible with long-term human survival'
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PrimatesOrange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts deep in Congo rainforest is new species to science
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Land MammalsScientists are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm to protect the species from extinction
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CatsOutdoor cats can be exposed to dangerous germs — here's how to protect you and your pets, according to more than 400 studies -
Land MammalsWatch bison herd defend a newborn calf from wolf attack in a primeval Polish forest2 Comments -
Land MammalsElusive dwarf fox, feared extinct, photographed for the first time on island off Yucatán -
PrimatesWorld's rarest great ape decimated by 4 days of extreme rain, with 7% of population lost to cyclone -
OpinionMore polar bears are approaching human sites as the climate warms, and it's not just the skinny ones -
CatsAre we more closely related to cats or dogs?
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Whales'Weirdos of the sperm whale world' appear to be evolving 2 different dialects, audio recordings suggest -
WhalesScientists discover 5 million-year-old whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean3 Comments -
Marine MammalsSeal pups were dying from a 'corkscrew killer' on a Canadian island. It turned out to be cannibals.6 Comments -
Orcas'More questions than answers': Experts baffled by Alaskan mammal-eating orcas spotted near Seattle5 Comments -
WhalesWatch sperm whale headbutt another for no apparent reason -
OrcasChewed-up orca fins on Russian beach point to cannibalism, and scientists say it may explain why some pods are so tight-knit5 Comments -
OrcasOrcas are adopting terrifying new behaviors. Are they getting smarter?8 Comments -
Marine MammalsKiller whales are teaming up with dolphins on salmon hunts, study finds — but not everyone agrees3 Comments -
WhalesScientists find rare tusked whale alive at sea for the first time — and shoot it with a crossbow7 Comments
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Octopuses'Kraken' octopus that lived at the time of the dinosaurs was a 62-foot-long apex predator of the ocean2 Comments -
OctopusesOctopus quiz: Are you a sucker for cephalopod science? -
MollusksScientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil'2 Comments -
Mollusks'Very novel and very puzzling': Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant3 Comments -
OctopusesWhy is the blue-ringed octopus so deadly? -
SquidsHaunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean's midnight zone in world-first video -
MollusksScaly-foot snail: The armor-plated hermaphrodite with a giant heart that lives near scalding deep-sea volcanoes and never eats3 Comments -
MollusksWatch elusive New Zealand snail lay an egg through a 'genital pore' in its neck -
MollusksCuttlefish appear to wave at each other in what researchers think could be a form of communication
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Snakes'More than 100 million years of evolution': How snakes evolved and lost their legs -
SnakesSnakes keep evolving into cannibals — here's what scientists think is going on3 Comments -
Alligators & CrocodilesSaltwater crocodiles crossed the Indian Ocean to reach the Seychelles — before humans arrived and wiped them out4 Comments -
SnakesNever-before-seen footage captures moment scientists find new, giant anaconda species in Amazon10 Comments -
Turtles & TortoisesCan a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell? -
SnakesAnacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven't changed size since -
SnakesVenomous snake strikes captured in extreme detail through high-speed videos for first time5 Comments -
SnakesScientists could soon create a 'universal antivenom.' But would it save lives? -
SnakesCold snap in Florida made Burmese python puke up a whole deer
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Spiders & Other ArachnidsDaddy longlegs may be capturing and devouring frogs in the tropical forests of South America2 Comments -
Spiders & Other ArachnidsTiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from disembodied prey discovered in Peru and Philippines -
Spiders & Other ArachnidsWorld's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black9 Comments -
Spiders & Other ArachnidsSpiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs3 Comments -
'Size really does matter'Males of 4 never-before-seen tarantula species have record-long genitalia -
Spiders & Other ArachnidsWatch 1,000 baby spiders devour their mothers and aunties alive in stomach-turning, first-of-its-kind footage -
Spiders & Other Arachnids'Backward' brain of ancient sea creature hints spider ancestors evolved in the ocean -
QuizSpider quiz: Test your web of knowledge -
Spiders & Other ArachnidsCannibalistic spiderlings won't hunt their siblings even if they're starving
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Land MammalsMice on 'godforsaken' frozen volcanoes eat toxic plants to survive conditions 'not remotely compatible with long-term human survival'
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Interview'We were genuinely surprised': 'Superworms' can clean extremely delicate skeletons lickety-split, and that's a game changer for museums
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Life's Little MysteriesWhat is the roundest animal?
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Dinosaurs'Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market': Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here's what its loss means to science.
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PrimatesOrange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts deep in Congo rainforest is new species to science
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Land MammalsScientists are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm to protect the species from extinction
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BirdsSongbirds are in crisis as trappers and smugglers force them into lucrative bird-singing competitions
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DinosaursAntarctica's first dinosaur fossil belonged to a group of the largest land animals ever
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Life's Little Mysteries70 mind-blowing science facts about our incredible world4 Comments -
AnimalsClimate change is driving capuchin monkey mothers to abandon their infants
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