5,000 of the world's smallest penguins waddle onto Australian beach in record-breaking parade By Nicoletta Lanese published 17 May 22 A nightly penguin parade takes place on Phillip Island.
Meet 'Fiona' the pregnant ichthyosaur, Chile's oldest marine reptile mom By Joanna Thompson published 17 May 22 Paleontologists recently excavated a marine reptile known as an ichthyosaur that died while pregnant. The fossil provides a rare glimpse of the life cycle for this extinct ocean species.
Nuzzling T. rexes and grappling sauropods: Dinosaurs on 'Prehistoric Planet' will astonish you By Patrick Pester published 16 May 22 "Prehistoric Planet" on Apple TV+ presents dinosaurs as we've never seen them before by pairing wildlife filmmakers and David Attenborough narration with Hollywood visual effects.
Did cats really disappear from North America for 7 million years? By Joe Phelan published 16 May 22 Here's the science behind the so-called "cat gap," a roughly 7 million-long period in North America in which there aren't any known cat fossils.
Tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. Here’s how to protect yourself. By Stephanie Pappas published 14 May 22 Tick-borne illnesses are an unfortunate side effect of summer fun. Here's why (and how) to avoid ticks when recreating outdoors.
Colossal 300-pound alligator gar caught (and released) in Texas bayou By Joanna Thompson published 13 May 22 A conservation educator caught a record-breaking alligator gar in a bayou near Houston.
Astonished fishers reel in gigantic 400-pound stingray in Cambodian river By Harry Baker published 12 May 22 A 400-pound stingray was accidentally caught by fishers in the Mekong River in Cambodia. However, experts say that these monstrous rays can grow even bigger.
Extinction threatens one in five reptile species, researchers say By David Crookes published 11 May 22 Researchers have carried out the most comprehensive study of reptile species to identify extinction risks.
How do octopuses change color? By Harry Baker published 11 May 22 Octopuses are one of the most successful camouflaging animals in the world. But exactly how they pull off their rapid, high-resolution color changes is still a mystery.
'Mind-boggling' scrambled genome found in octopus and squid. It could explain their smarts. By Stephanie Pappas published 10 May 22 Squid, octopus, and other cephalopods are genetic rulebreakers who have scrambled their genomes, perhaps allowing them to evolve their impressive smarts.
6-year-old finds megalodon tooth on UK beach By Patrick Pester published 10 May 22 A 6-year-old boy found a rare megalodon tooth on a beach in England, where such teeth are seldom found.
Cretaceous asteroid armageddon ignites TV screens in 'Dinosaur Apocalypse' By Patrick Pester published 9 May 22 Dinosaur Apocalypse," a PBS NOVA special narrated by Sir David Attenborough, attempts to reconstruct the day Earth was hit by an asteroid 66 million years ago.
Bats tell predators to 'buzz off' — literally By Nicoletta Lanese published 9 May 22 This is a unique example of animal mimicry.
A 1,000-pound great white shark just spotted off coast of New Jersey By Elizabeth Howell published 8 May 22 The predatory fish, nicknamed 'Ironbound', is on his way north to Canada.
Why are there so many giants in the deep sea? By Donavyn Coffey published 8 May 22 Here's the science behind why some deep sea creatures — such as squids, sharks, sea spiders and worms — get so giant.
We finally know how trilobites mated, thanks to new fossils By Laura Geggel published 6 May 22 An ancient trilobite fossil revealed that it had teensy claspers, which males likely used to "hug" females while mating.
Elusive bronze-scaled ‘dragon’ of the deep caught on video off California coast By Cameron Duke published 5 May 22 Scientists exploring the depths of Monterey Bay unexpectedly encountered a rare and unique species of dragonfish.
World's 'shark tooth capital' teemed with even more extinct species than we knew By Ailsa Harvey published 5 May 22 Florida is sometimes referred to as the "shark tooth capital of the world," and new research documents the now-extinct species that have been discovered there.
Giant 'sea monsters' evolved big bodies to offset long necks being a total drag By Jennifer Nalewicki published 5 May 22 Large torsos helped streamline swimming in giant long-necked extinct marine reptiles that swam Earth's oceans during the Mesozoic.
How do mosquitoes sniff out humans to bite? By Nicoletta Lanese published 4 May 22 Some mosquitoes can smell humans from a distance.
