Crocodiles in the Caribbean are more diverse than previously thought. (Photo courtesy of McGill University) Researchers have discovered two new species of crocodiles that live on isolated islands in the Caribbean. Both species are critically endangered, according to a new…
Scientists collected samples of fish living in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean and in trenches in the Indian Ocean. (Image credit: Han Xu et al. (2025) Evolution and genetic adaptation of fish to deep-sea regions. Cell, Volume 188,…
Tyrannosaurus rex, shown here running in a virtual model, was far from the fastest dinosaur. (Image courtesy of William Sellers) Until the mid-1960s, the general consensus was that all dinosaurs were cold-blooded and slow-moving creatures. However, in the summer of…
Wandering salamanders live in the tops of redwood trees, moving through their canopies in search of food. (Image credit: piemags/nature/Alamy Stock Photo) Name: Wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) Habitat: Coastal redwood forests of North America. Diet: insects, spiders, small arthropods and…
Baby Galapagos Tortoises Shown to Public for the First Time – YouTube See more Four endangered turtle hatchlings are eagerly on display at the Philadelphia Zoo, becoming the first offspring of their 100-year-old mother, Momma. Mommy, a western Galapagos tortoise…
An image of a fossilized “hell ant.” (Photo courtesy of Anderson Lepeko) A newly discovered fossil of a “hell ant” may be the oldest known ant, researchers say. The fossil insect was discovered in what is now northeastern Brazil and…
This fossil is a vertebra of Mosasaurus hoffmanni, one of the largest mosasaurs to ever exist. (Photo: James Starnes) Scientists say a giant “sea dragon” spine found on a Mississippi riverbank may belong to the largest mosasaur ever discovered in…
Amazing new footage shows a pair of blood-sucking parasites attached to the head of a deep-sea ratfish. In a video posted to Facebook by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, two copepods — tiny crustaceans — are positioned on either side of…
Chimpanzees have been recorded drinking alcohol together for the first time, suggesting that ancient ape habits may have provided the basis for social drinking in humans. Researchers have captured video of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) enjoying fermented fruit in West Africa…
Only a small fraction of Florida’s Burmese python population survived the January 2010 cold snap. (Photo courtesy of Mark Conlin via Alamy) Fifteen years ago, a cold snap froze much of Florida’s wildlife, including many of the state’s invasive Burmese…
Domestic cats, especially those that have the opportunity to spend time outdoors, sometimes bring dead animals home to their owners. (Photo by zsv3207 via Getty Images) If you let your cat outside, it may come home with an unexpected surprise,…
Emperor penguin chicks take their first swimming steps in Atka Bay, Antarctica (Photo credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory) Secrets of the Penguins, a three-part documentary produced by James Cameron, debuts this weekend and takes watching these charismatic birds “to a whole…