Stargazing T. Rex Gets a 67-Million-Year-Old View of the Night Sky By Michael Dhar Even an extremely dead apex predator deserves a beautiful view of the night sky — particularly one that reminds them of home.
Poacher Killed by Elephant and Eaten by Lions in South Africa By Stephanie Pappas A gruesome death in South Africa's Kruger National Park highlights the dangers and cruelties of the black market in rhinoceros horn.
A Rare White Whale Has Been Filmed Off the Coast of Mexico By Brandon Specktor Nope, it's not Moby Dick, but it just might be Milk Gallon.
'Phantom' Predator's Speedy Dance of Death Is Both Graceful and Creepy By Mindy Weisberger Fearsome yet tiny creatures have one of the fastest strikes in the animal kingdom.
Jaguar Mom Eats Dead Cub, and Zoo Caretakers Can't Explain Why By Laura Geggel A newborn jaguar cub lived a mere two days before it died and — to the horror of its caretakers at Associação Mata Ciliar in Brazil — its mother gobbled it up.
Incredible Photographs Show Rare 'Blond' Zebra Thriving in the Wild By Brandon Specktor Do blond zebras really have more fun?
Ancient Four-Legged Whale Swam Across Oceans, Walked Across Continents By Kimberly Hickok This ancient whale swam across the South Atlantic Ocean then got out of the water and walked across South America.
Shark's-Eye-View Video Captures Epic Seal Chase Through Kelp Forest By Laura Geggel Stunning new video footage shows great white sharks hunting seals — all from the huge predator's perspective. The sharks were fitted with video cameras that recorded some surprising behaviors.
Photos: Cretaceous 'Graveyard' Holds a Snapshot of the Dino-Killing Asteroid Impact By Mindy Weisberger A fossil site in North Dakota preserves a unique snapshot of the minutes after an asteroid struck Earth around 66 million years ago.
Fossil 'Death Pit' Preserves Dino Extinction Event … But Where Are the Dinosaurs? By Mindy Weisberger What happened after the Cretaceous-ending asteroid struck Earth? A new fossil site may have answers.
Another Dead Whale Full of Plastic. This Time, in Italy. By Kimberly Hickok The whale's cause of death is still under investigation, but a stomach full of plastic isn't a healthy thing.
69 Million Years Ago, Crested Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Roamed the Warm, Forested Arctic By Stephanie Pappas The Cretaceous Arctic may have been home to a diversity of dinosaurs.
Do Elephant Tusks or Rhino Horns Ever Grow Back? By Laura Geggel Do these valuable body parts grow back?
Gila Monster Photos: The Sluggish and Scaly Sweethearts of the American Desert By Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher These modern-day monsters are a major part of the legend, lore and symbols of the American Wild West.
Wee Orange 'Pumpkin' Frogs Have Bones That Glow Through Their Skin By Mindy Weisberger The frogs' glowing patterns may be a form of communication.
Ninja Rat Drop-Kicks Deadly Rattlesnake in Epic Slow-Motion Video By Brandon Specktor In the dark desert outside Yuma, Arizona, a showdown is about to occur.
Astronauts Spent 6 Nights in a Pitch-Black Cave, and Emerged with a Brand-New Species of Crustacean By Brandon Specktor An international team of astronauts has discovered new life (in a cave below Italy).
Herpes Virus Kills 2nd Young Elephant at Indianapolis Zoo By Jeanna Bryner Just a week after the death of their 6-year-old African elephant, Nyah, the Indianapolis Zoo delivered another sad message: Its other youngest African elephant, 8-year-old Kalina, has died.
Take It from the 'Crocodile Lady': Conservation Needs More Women (Op-Ed) By Natalia Rossi I, a crocodile scientist, am a woman in conservation. And here's why we need more women in this field.
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