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A war of the rats was raging in North America decades before the Declaration of Independence
By Sascha Pare published
Rodent bones from archaeological settlements and shipwrecks in North America reveal that brown rats were introduced earlier than thought and came to dominate black rats within a few decades.
Do animals really have instincts?
By Marlowe Starling published
Do some species have instincts, or are these behaviors learned?
Tyrannosaurus rex: Facts and photos of the dinosaur king
By Laura Geggel last updated
Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs that ever lived.
Orcas aren't all the same species, study of North Pacific killer whales reveals
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Scientists suggest that killer whales be divided into two distinct species.
Skeleton panda sea squirt: The weird little creature that looks like baby panda dressed up for Halloween
By Melissa Hobson published
Scientists discovered this little panda skeleton that lives off the coast of a Japanese island was a new species after scuba divers posted photos of it online.
Cicada double brood event: What to expect when trillions of bugs emerge in Eastern US
By Carys Matthews published
When and where will the double cicada brood emerge? Here's what to expect from this rare phenomenon, which occurs only once every 221 years.
Orca calf refuses to leave a lagoon where its mother stranded and died off Vancouver Island
By Sascha Pare published
Rescuers have been trying to coax a 2-year-old orca from a lagoon off Vancouver Island and back to the ocean for five days, but they only have a 30-minute window every day when waters are high.
Watch rare endangered pink handfish walking in 19th-century shipwreck off Tasmania
By Elise Poore published
Technical scuba divers found a rare pink handfish hidden among the wreckage of the SS Tasman.
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