Long-necked dinosaurs migrated hundreds of miles, 'stomach stones' reveal By Laura Geggel During the Jurassic period, long-necked dinosaurs gulped down pink stones and then migrated hundreds of miles across what is now the American Midwest.
Mom & baby giraffe trapped on a sinking island rescued in months-long operation By Mindy Weisberger A months-long rescue operation transported the last of nine stranded giraffes to their new home in a mainland sanctuary.
Largest recorded smalltooth sawfish washes up dead in Florida By Stephanie Pappas The longest sawfish ever measured washed up in Florida, not far from another large specimen.
Why do cats have belly 'pouches'? By Tara Santora Cats have swinging "pouches" on their bellies, but that doesn't mean they're fat.
These endangered monkeys kept getting hit by cars. Scientists had a clever solution. By Harry Baker Adding speed bumps to a road in a national park in Zanzibar has reduced the number of collisions between cars and one of Africa's rarest primates.
Turtles complete seemingly impossible journey thanks to a hidden 'corridor' through the Pacific By Nicoletta Lanese Loggerhead turtles survive the journey using temporary "thermal corridors."
Masquerading, deadly snake discovered and named after shape-shifting Chinese goddess By Harry Baker Scientists in China have discovered a new species of deadly snake and have named it after a shape-shifting snake goddess from Chinese mythology.
Chimpanzees: Intelligent, social and violent By Patrick Pester Chimpanzees are one of our closest living relatives and share many of the same traits as humans. They are highly intelligent and social creatures, but they are also capable of extreme violence.
Arctic walrus that drifted to Ireland is now hitching rides on passing ships By Ben Turner Wally has been stirring up mischief by lounging on lifeboat slipways and capsizing passing dinghies, but conservation groups have warned tourists not to get too close.
'Chaos of clicks and sounds from below' as 70 orcas kill blue whale By Laura Geggel A whale tour Down Under witnessed as many as 70 orcas hunt and kill a blue whale.
Hungry baby sea stars eat each other in unexpected case of underwater cannibalism By Yasemin Saplakoglu Baby sea stars may look innocent and adorable, but they're teensy little cannibals and eat their own siblings for their own survival.
Researchers can now collect and sequence DNA from the air By Ashley P. Taylor For the first time, researchers have collected animal DNA from mere air samples.
Mysterious 'blobs' near Norway are full of squid mucus and embryos, study finds By Brandon Specktor At least 90 mysterious blobs of underwater jelly have been sighted near Norway and the Mediterranean Sea, and researchers finally know what they are.
Coyotes: Facts about the wily members of the Canidae family By Alina Bradford, Patrick Pester The coyote is a clever animal that has adapted well to growing human populations and habitat loss.
Mysterious brain infection makes bears act 'like friendly dogs' By Harry Baker A mysterious disease affecting young Californian black bears is causing them to become fearless when interacting with humans and is preventing them from developing properly.
Rarest great ape on Earth could soon go extinct By Nicoletta Lanese Tapanuli orangutans now occupy less than 3% of their historic habitat.
Endearing orange-faced peacock spider looks like 'Nemo' (and dances) By Mindy Weisberger An arachnologist described a new species of peacock spider after a citizen scientist discovered it in the wetlands of southern Australia.
500 million-year-old fossil is the granddaddy of all cephalopods By Laura Geggel Tiny fossils in Newfoundland, Canada may be evidence of the oldest cephalopod on record.
Sea creatures' strange circular swimming has scientists puzzled By Ben Turner Scientists propose that the circling could calibrate the animals' magnetic biosensors, in much the same way as submarines circle.
What are Brood X cicadas? By Vicky Stein Billions of periodical cicadas, known as Brood X, will emerge across the eastern U.S. in 2021.
