200 million-year-old fossil shows oldest 'squid attack' on record By Laura Geggel A squid-like creature was hunting for a meal about 200 million years ago, but it never got to gulp down its supper.
Gigantic new 3D map traces every neuron in a tiny mouse brain By Rafi Letzter A years-long Allen Institute for Brain Science project to map the entire mouse brain is complete, and you can explore it now.
Monstrous 'murder hornets' have reached the US By Mindy Weisberger Sightings of Asian giant hornets in the state of Washington raise concerns that the enormous insects may be settling in North America.
Ancient 'Tully monster' was a vertebrate, not a spineless blob, study claims By Laura Geggel The Tully monster is likely a vertebrate, a new chemical study finds.
We expel carbon dioxide as waste. Naked mole rats bathe their brains in it to prevent seizures. By Nicoletta Lanese The unique animals thrive underground but cannot handle the lack of carbon dioxide above.
1st known swimming dinosaur just discovered. And it was magnificent. By Stephanie Pappas A new Spinosaurus tail fossil shows that this hunter could slice through the water in pursuit of fish, becoming the first-known swimming dinosaur.
Ancient 'crazy beast' from Madagascar had mismatched body and teeth from 'outer space' By Stephanie Pappas The oldest complete mammal fossil from the Southern Hemisphere is puzzling scientists with its mismatched body, strange skull holes and teeth that look like they're "from outer space."
Robot 'spy' gorilla records wild gorillas singing and farting, because nature is beautiful By Mindy Weisberger An undercover animatronic gorilla captured astonishing footage of wild mountain gorillas singing while they ate.
Male lemurs 'stink flirt' using fruity, floral love potion By Mindy Weisberger When male lemurs want to attract females, they use their tails to whip up a fruity and floral scent cloud that lady lemurs find irresistible.
Amazing new video shows baby humpback whales nursing from their moms By Kimberly Hickok Researchers popped suction-cup cameras on the backs of baby humpback whales and captured a rare glimpse into the life of a nursing whale.
Baby leatherback sea turtles thriving due to COVID-19 beach restrictions By Laura Geggel More baby leatherback turtles are surviving because humans aren't there to disturb them during the coronavirus pandemic.
Outrageous 'Tiger King' zoo owners say they help tigers. Conservation experts disagree. By Mindy Weisberger The sensational human drama of "Tiger King" dramatically downplays how tigers are harmed by unregulated captive breeding in unaccredited zoos.
'Mind-control' cat parasite has now reached Hawaii's parks By Mindy Weisberger The parasite Toxoplasma gondii has been found on Oahu, Hawaii public lands for the first time.
'Longest animal ever' discovered in deep-sea canyon off Australian coast By Rafi Letzter Underwater explorers found a 150-foot siphonophore — a stringy creature that, like coral or jellyfish, is made up of smaller critters — living in waters off the coast of Australia.
6 new coronaviruses discovered in bats By Jeanna Bryner Scientists have discovered six entirely new coronaviruses lurking in bats in Myanmar.
Yellowstone study finds plague (yes, that plague) in nearly half of tested cougars By Laura Geggel One of the plague victims was a 3-month-old cougar kitten.
Orangutans and otters strike up darling friendship at Belgium zoo By Laura Geggel The father and son orangutans have already formed strong bonds with the otters, the zookeepers said.
Rare bee has a body that's half-male, half-female, and split exactly down the middle By Mindy Weisberger Gynandromorphy produced a bee with half of its body displaying female features, and the other half of its body showing male traits.
Nuclear bombs could reveal how old whale sharks really are By Brandon Specktor Researchers dated the growth rings inside two whale shark bones using nuclear bomb carbon leftover from the Cold War.
Live Science podcast "Life's Little Mysteries" 18: Mysterious Animal Superpowers By Live Science Staff From breathing underwater to surviving radiation and extreme temperatures, some animal abilities are so incredible they might as well be superpowers.
