Giant purpleblack flying squid photobombs crew investigating shipwreck By Laura Geggel 25 October 2021 A team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck.
Tiny 'immortal' crab entombed in amber discovered in a first of its kind By Joanna Thompson 25 October 2021 A fossil crab was discovered perfectly preserved in Burmese amber.
After rampant ivory poaching, some African elephants lost their tusks — Why? By Cameron Duke 22 October 2021 For some elephants, survival meant ditching their tusks. Now they are slowly getting them back.
How are alligators and crocodiles different? By Scott Dutfield 22 October 2021 Discover what separates alligators and crocodiles and how you can tell them apart.
Baby octopuses grow hundreds of temporary organs, then lose them without a trace By Brandon Specktor 22 October 2021 Hatchling octopuses are born with tiny, temporary organs that look like microscopic brooms. Researchers may finally have an idea what they do.
Jurassic graveyard reveals oldest evidence that dinosaurs traveled in herds By Laura Geggel 21 October 2021 The earliest evidence that dinosaurs lived in herds dates to a 192 million-year-old Jurassic graveyard in Argentina.
Triassic dinosaur with giant 'murder feet' wasn't so big after all, scientists find By Mindy Weisberger 21 October 2021 The footprints of a Triassic dinosaur in Australia convinced scientists that the animal was a giant carnivore, but a new analysis proved otherwise.
20 of the weirdest sharks By Stephanie Pappas 20 October 2021 Sharks have been around for over 450 million years and have gained some pretty strange traits in that time.
Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' are being sterilized because the population is out of control By Mindy Weisberger 20 October 2021 Contraception may be the only key to controlling a population boom in feral hippos living in Colombian rivers near Pablo Escobar's former estate.
4,400-pound sunfish caught off North Africa literally tips the scales By Nicoletta Lanese 20 October 2021 The enormous fish was caught and released earlier this month.
Extremely rare, bright-yellow catfish caught in the Netherlands By Brandon Specktor 20 October 2021 Fishers in the Netherlands caught an enormous, bright-yellow catfish recently. The species is common, but the yellow body may be the result of a genetic disorder.
Hungry grizzly bear photo-bombs camera trap in award-winning photo By Patrick Pester 18 October 2021 A grizzly bear attacked a photographer's camera trap and the resulting image won the Animals in their Environment category at the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Ancient dog-size sea scorpion unearthed in China By Ben Turner 18 October 2021 This is the first time that scientists have found a fossil of this type on the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana.
Why did more than 90 rattlesnakes move into a California home? By Stephanie Pappas 18 October 2021 More than 90 rattlesnakes were pulled from the foundation of a California home, where the snakes may have been gathering to give birth.
Thousands of California worms wriggle into super blobs By Stephanie Pappas 14 October 2021 Blackworm blobs can move as one organism by striking a perfect balance between wiggling and clinging, a discovery that could aid the development of soft robotics.
Rare conjoined turtles hatched in Massachusetts By Yasemin Saplakoglu 13 October 2021 An adorable turtle hatchling that was born with two heads has dazzled its caretakers in Massachusetts — and is thriving, against all odds.
Leprosy identified in wild chimpanzees for the first time By Mindy Weisberger 13 October 2021 Leprosy, a disease that was previously unknown in non-human primates in the wild, has been detected in two unconnected populations of chimpanzees in West Africa.
Elk finally liberated from car tire stuck around its neck for 2 years By Harry Baker 13 October 2021 Wildlife officers have finally removed a rubber tire from around the neck of a bull elk in Colorado who had been carrying it around for over two years.
Cephalopods: Facts about octopus, squid, nautilus and more By Starre Vartan 13 October 2021 Cephalopods are members of a class of marine animals that includes octopuses, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses.
'Explosive' photo captures 'otherworldly beauty' of spawning fish during a full moon By Patrick Pester 12 October 2021 A striking photo showing the "otherworldly beauty" of spawning groupers has won the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
