Animals

Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Dire Wolf

Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Dire Wolf

Albert Wagner

Studying the dire wolf’s genome also allowed the Colossal team to figure out which features distinguished the ancient wolf from ...

Man and horse rescued from floodwaters near Tambo

Man and horse rescued from floodwaters near Tambo

James Odonell

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags In the midst of the devastating floods in western Queensland, a heartening rescue ...

Wombat-snatching influencer blasts ‘hypocritical’ Aussies over backlash as she offers excuse for controversial act

Wombat-snatching influencer blasts ‘hypocritical’ Aussies over backlash as she offers excuse for controversial act

Adesola Mojo

American influencer Samantha Strable — who goes by the name Sam Jones online — has fired back against the backlash ...

One Photographer’s Quest to Redefine the Shark

One Photographer’s Quest to Redefine the Shark

Albert Wagner

I expected to meet a dreaded “man-eater,” but when I saw it, I realized that it was a defenseless animal, ...

Australia’s peacock spiders set a new record for fastest acceleration and withstanding G-forces

Australia’s peacock spiders set a new record for fastest acceleration and withstanding G-forces

Lawrence Booth

Gravity-fighting Australian peacock spiders have been put through their paces in the name of science to understand how well they ...

First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate

First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate

Craig Fedirighi

WASHINGTON — America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged ...

Your Next Pet Could Be a Glowing Rabbit

Your Next Pet Could Be a Glowing Rabbit

Albert Wagner

Humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs for thousands of years to make more desirable pets. A new startup ...

Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

Craig Fedirighi

WASHINGTON — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames ...

The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One

The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One

Albert Wagner

As avian influenza rages through birds and dairy cattle across the United States, Georgia has become the latest state to ...

Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?

Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?

Albert Wagner

The human gut microbiome plays a critical role in the body, communicating with the brain and maintaining the immune system ...

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