Scientists Just Named The Biggest Land Animal EverScientists Just Named The Biggest Land Animal Ever
Scientists Just Named The Biggest Land Animal EverA new dinosaur species is the biggest land animal known to man.
Scientists Just Named The Biggest Land Animal EverA new dinosaur species is the biggest land animal known to man.
This Bird Is Once Again At The Center Of An Oil-Drilling DebateThe Obama administration set up a conservation plan for the sage grouse in 2015. Now, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is relaxing those protections.
US Army Corps Of Engineers Wants $275 Million To Battle CarpThe invasive Asian carp could wreak havoc on the Great Lakes fishing industry.
As Habitats Shrink, There Is Such A Thing As Too Many ElephantsSuccessful conservation efforts and limited space have led to an overpopulation of elephants in parts of Africa.
Animals Abandoned In A Syrian Amusement Park Are Getting HelpFour Paws, an international animal welfare group, is evacuating wild animals left at an abandoned amusement park near Aleppo.
First In Vitro Embryos Could Save The Northern White RhinoScientists harvested the eggs of southern white rhinos to breed with the last male northern white rhino via in vitro fertilization.
Cecil The Lion's Son Xanda Met The Same Fate As His FatherXanda, son of Cecil — a famous wild lion — was killed by a trophy-hunter in Zimbabwe. It appears to have been a legal hunt.
NCAA Tigers Are Teaming Up To Protect Tigers In The WildMissouri, Louisiana State, Auburn and Clemson are forming the U.S. Tiger University Consortium to try to double wild tiger populations.
Over 140 Dogs Were Rescued From A Meat Farm In South KoreaHumane Society International helped shut down the farm just before a yearly event that traditionally features dog meat soup.
T. Rex Was Probably Much Slower Than You ThoughtResearch conducted at the University of Manchester says T. rex would not have been able to run without crushing its bones under its weight.
Some Spiders Mimic Ants To Avoid Being DevouredMany spiders have attack mechanisms to fight off predators, but some will copy other insects to survive.
Reef Fish Make Riskier Choices If They've Been Exposed To OilA team of researchers found the neurological systems in young fish are seriously affected by crude oil — even in tiny doses.
Congress Is Working To Get Horses From Stables Onto Dinner TablesA congressional committee approved a measure to overturn a rule that restricts the slaughter of horses for meat.
Tardigrades Might Be The Sole Survivors Of The ApocalypseEven an asteroid impact is no match for the resilient, microscopic species.
Ravens Have The Rare Ability To Plan Ahead — Almost Like HumansRavens appear to have cognitive skills we've only seen in humans and chimpanzees until now.
How To Freeze The Decline Of Earth's Endangered SpeciesFor the first time, scientists successfully cryopreserved fish embryos.
Fire Ants Can Build Roiling Ant Towers To Get AroundNew time-lapse footage shows how ants can get around by using their own bodies to build moving towers.
Hunter Baits Might Be A Good Chunk Of Bears' DietsJunk food is a go-to bait to attract bears; it's used so much that the animals are now integrating the high-calorie snacks as a dietary mainstay.
These Percussive Cockatoos March To The Beat Of Their Own DrumPalm cockatoos are the only animals besides humans to use self-made tools to drum.
PayPal Founder Invests $100,000 To Bring Back The Woolly MammothThe woolly mammoth has been extinct for over 4,000 years — but some scientists think they can bring it back.
Scientists Finally Know How One Common Pesticide Is Harming Our BeesNeonicotinoids were approved for commercial use in the 1990s. But their exact environmental impact has been questionable.
Scientists Are Inventing The Most Sci-Fi Ways To Wipe Out MosquitoesMosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of humans every year with diseases they carry, so scientists have come up with some inventive ways to kill them.
SeaWorld Is Being Investigated For Its Response To 'Blackfish'Two government agencies have subpoenaed SeaWorld officials about how they responded to the fallout from the "Blackfish" documentary.
Yellowstone Grizzlies Are Losing Their Endangered Species ProtectionThe Interior Department says Yellowstone grizzlies have rebounded enough to come off the endangered species list.
Despite Ban Rumors, The Yulin Dog Meat Festival Is Still HappeningRumors surfaced in May claiming the festival would be canceled and that selling dog meat would be banned.
How Did Cats Become Domesticated? Ancient DNA Gives Us Some CluesResearchers analyzed the DNA of about 350 mummified cats to trace how felines became the household animals we love today.
84 Great Danes Rescued From 'Squalid' Puppy MillRescuers saved 84 dogs from a puppy mill in New Hampshire. It was so dirty the dogs had trouble walking without sliding on their own feces.
Only 72 Of Nearly 600 Lab Chimpanzees Have Been Moved To SanctuariesThe National Institutes of Health said it would stop lab-testing chimpanzees, so sanctuaries are scrambling to get new homes ready for the animals.
Animals Can Be Declared De-Extinct ... But How Does That Work?Scientists have discovered how to breathe life back into species that were once considered extinct — but doing that could have consequences.
A Galápagos Tortoise Species Thought To Be Extinct Has ResurfacedA species of Galápagos Tortoise that lives on the islands was thought to be extinct — but scientists now have evidence it might have survived.