2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (767+ words) Giant species such as saber-tooth tigers triggered "ripple effects" still felt today when they vanished thousands of years ago, say scientists. Many of the world's largest mammals " also including woolly mammoths plus giant sloths and wombats " became extinct between 50, 000 and…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (594+ words) A blind cave-dwelling tarantula observed in Mexico. (Rick C. West via SWNS) Tarantulas use memory and learning skills to hunt for prey, suggests a new study. Several cases of "spatial orientation" were recorded among the fearsome spiders living in both trees…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (1691+ words) Infographic map tracking the delivery of pulp wood from Indonesian forestry concessions to a Chinese packaging facility A truck loaded with trees cleared for industrial forestry in Lahei Mangkutup in Borneo's Central Kalimantan Province Bornean orangutans are a critically endangered…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (225+ words) A wildlife hospital in a southeastern Paris suburb cares for" Two deadly cases of domestic violence " one in Louisiana and" An animal caretaker treats a baby fox at the Wildlife Veterinary Hospital in Maisons-Alfort, outside Paris, April 17, 2026. Jaylin Kane Bryant,…...

3+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (561+ words) A sedated polar bear lies on the ice with its cub huddled against it. (Jon Aars / Norwegian Polar Institute via SWNS) Polar bears are in better physical health than 25 years ago - despite sea ice losses, reveals new research. The well-being…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (203+ words) Panama Golden Frog'The Killeen Daily Herald The Chytrid fungus, which is killing Panama's golden frog population, is seen through a microscope as researcher Estefany Illueca studies it at the Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archaeology lab in Panama City, Friday,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (529+ words) Conservationists are celebrating the birth of giant otter triplets at a Chester Zoo in the U. K. " bringing fresh hope one of the world's most endangered species can be saved from extinction. The adorable trio of pups are the first of their…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (471+ words) A newly discovered species of frog has been named in honor of an Olympic champion. The glassfrog was named after Neisi Dajomes - the first Ecuadorian woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Scientists say the El Quimi Nature Reserve in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (350+ words) The six-month-old ostrich 'looked afraid and panicked', says a motorist who took a video of the big bird on a Thai highway A pet ostrich went for a speedy jaunt down a busy Thai highway on Tuesday, before being returned…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (173+ words) Hawaii Urban Seabird'The Killeen Daily Herald Art depicting white tern seabirds displayed at Capitol Modern: The Hawaii State Art Museum, Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Honolulu. Pedestrian who died in south Killeen was skilled worker, overcame homelessness Killeen ISD names new principals…...