Cobra bites boy, boy bites it back (the boy was fine, the snake wasn’t) By Harry Baker published 14 November 22 An 8-year-old boy recently killed a venomous cobra in India after recieving a venom-free "dry bite" from the snake and then biting back in retaliation.
Fish moms that carry young in their mouths sometimes eat their babies for breakfast By Jennifer Nalewicki published 14 November 22 Mouthbrooding fish under stress may sometimes resort to cannibalism and eat their young. Scientists' discovery of the behavior was "a complete accident."
Where do eels come from? By Stephanie Pappas published 14 November 22 European eels make an incredibly grueling, mysterious migration to spawn in the Sargasso Sea.
20-inch pony left long-faced, must wait to be crowned world’s smallest horse By Harry Baker published 11 November 22 A 3-year-old male Shetland pony named Pumuckel has narrowly missed out on officially being named the world's smallest horse due to a technicality, but he’s likely to gallop off with the title next year.
Teenage duck-billed dinosaurs struck out on their own, forming cliques By Laura Geggel published 11 November 22 Juvenile duck-billed dinosaurs likely hung out in cliques, away from their original herd, an analysis of two bonebeds reveals.
Penis worm's ancient cousin fossilized with its doughnut-shaped brain intact By Nicoletta Lanese last updated 10 November 22 Scientists found preserved brain tissue in a Cambrian fossil.
Octopuses fling shells and sand at each other, and scientists caught their battles on video By Mindy Weisberger last updated 10 November 22 Watch debris from the sea bottom fly, as octopuses hurl sand and other projectiles at their neighbors in an Australian bay.
Crows outthink monkeys, can grasp recursive patterns By Joshua A. Krisch last updated 9 November 22 In cognitive tests for recognizing certain types of patterns, crows outperformed monkeys.
The longest-living animals on Earth By Patrick Pester last updated 9 November 22 The longest-living animals can survive for centuries and millennia, even pausing the aging process altogether. Here are the longest-living animals in the world.
10 of the deadliest snakes By Ailsa Harvey, Jeanna Bryner last updated 9 November 22 An encounter with one of these venomous snakes could cost you your life.
Whale sighting in Australia hints at 'extremely unusual' interspecies adoption By Harry Baker last updated 9 November 22 An adult southern right whale was recently spotted swimming alongside a humpback whale calf. Experts think the larger whale may have adopted the juvenile after it lost its real mother.
Horrifying close-up photo of an ant is the stuff of nightmares By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated 9 November 22 A zoomed-in photo of an ant is giving the internet the chills.
The Devils Hole pupfish is so inbred that it shouldn’t be alive By Joanna Thompson published 9 November 22 New research reveals exactly how inbred the Devils Hole pupfish is.
Maximus, 'one of the best' T. rex skulls on record, could fetch $20 million at auction By Nicoletta Lanese published 9 November 22 "Maximus," an exceptionally preserved T. rex skull, will hit the auction block in December.
Chimps are naturally violent, study suggests By Laura Geggel last updated 8 November 22 A new, 54-year study suggests coordinated aggression is innate to chimpanzees, and is not linked to human interference.
Helmet-headed dinosaurs kickboxed like kangaroos, new study suggests By Laura Geggel last updated 8 November 22 Pachycephalosaurs probably didn't butt heads at high speeds. Instead, they likely kickboxed like kangaroos.
A blue whale's daily intake of microplastics weighs as much as a small person By Harry Baker published 7 November 22 Researchers estimate that blue whales may each consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day during their main feeding season as they chow down on plastic-filled prey.
Giant purpleblack flying squid photobombs crew investigating shipwreck By Laura Geggel last updated 4 November 22 A team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck.
Migratory birds in North America are shrinking as their wings get bigger. Climate change is to blame. By Jennifer Nalewicki published 4 November 22 As the planet warms due to climate change, North American migratory birds are shrinking.
Animal sex: How birds do it By Elizabeth Peterson published 3 November 22 Birds have sex via an internal chamber called a cloaca that is present on both male and female animals.
