Claims that blue whales are suddenly silent oversimplify a 2025 study linking changes in whale song detection off California to food availability and marine heatwaves.
Are Blue Whales Really Going Silent? What the Ocean Recordings Show Read More »
Mykolaiv Zoo staff found a four-and-a-half-month-old female tiger after she slipped out of her enclosure during the October 24–25 weekend.
A Tiger Cub Escaped a Ukrainian Zoo—and Was Safely Found After a Search Read More »
That foamy-looking lump on a real Christmas tree branch might be a mantis egg case, which can hatch after weeks in a warm home.
A Praying Mantis Egg Case on a Christmas Tree Can Hatch Indoors—Here’s Why Read More »
Five infant orangutans found in Odisha in September are the focus of an investigation, with questions about trafficking and repatriation.
Five Baby Orangutans Found in India Put Wildlife Trafficking Under New Scrutiny Read More »
She was surveying a creek for frog habitat when a strange rock turned out to be an Ice Age fossil.
A Geologist Looking for Frog Habitat Found an Ice Age Mastodon Tooth Read More »
Researchers found a firefly last recorded in 1983—and its flashing pattern gave it away.
A Firefly Missing From Records for 43 Years Is Rediscovered in Delaware Read More »
The jabuticaba tree produces dark grape-like fruit on its bark. University horticulture experts explain the natural growth pattern called cauliflory.
Why the Jabuticaba Tree Grows Grape-Like Fruit Directly on Its Trunk Read More »
Researchers documented the endangered Bangka slow loris after decades without formal scientific records, using ten years of local rescue data.
A Venomous Slow Loris Missing From Science for Decades Is Found Alive in Indonesia Read More »
Rescuers guided Bukangi out of a Busan canal on October 21, but the female dusky shark swam back the next day. Here’s what officials are doing now.
Bukangi the Shark Swims Back Into Busan Canal After Rescue Read More »
A family got its son one pet octopus—and suddenly had dozens of tiny ones. Here’s the true story.
The Octopus Named Terrance Who Surprised an Oklahoma Family With 50 Eggs Read More »