Mystery Solved! Unusual creature shot dead in Montana is a gray wolf

June 19, 2018

Dog? Coyote? Wolf? Dire wolf? Or some combination hybrid thereof? Turns out, the unusual looking creature shot and killed by a Montana rancher last…

White-tailed eagle chick hatches in Orkney marking a first in more than 140 years

June 16, 2018

Orkney bird lovers have been waiting since the 19th century for this: a sea eagle chick. Finally, Orkney has landed its first white-tailed eagle…

Fish Friday: Fish species flee warming waters to cross national boundaries, UBC study finds

June 15, 2018

The world’s system for allocating fish stocks is being outpaced by the movement of fish species in response to climate change, according to a…

Real Life Stranger Things: Giant, freaky tadpole is straight up sci-fi

June 15, 2018

Earyn McGee is working on her doctorate at the University of Arizona studying “how lizard communities may be affected by stream drying which could…

UPDATE: #MPRraccoon rescued from skyscraper, Internet breathes sigh of relief

June 12, 2018

The #MPRraccoon was rescued from the top of a St. Paul skyscraper this morning. He was lured to the top of the 25-storey building…

Heatwave lures rare Australian tropical fish to New Zealand waters

May 30, 2018

A rare grouper from Australia was spotted in Queensland grouper was spotted swimming in New Zealand waters more than 3,000 kilometres from its home…

Meatless Monday: NZ to slaughter 150k cows to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis

May 28, 2018

The New Zealand government has ordered the slaughter of about 150,000 cows in a bid to eradicate a strain of bacteria that first appeared…

Southern white rhino pregnant thanks to artificial insemination

May 18, 2018

A southern white rhino is pregnant with a lot of help from science. Researchers at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research announced…

“Extremely rare” (and really bizarre) two-headed deer found in Minnesota

May 15, 2018

Every so often, nature manages to amaze us. Even no-nonsense scientists have been nonplussed by this discovery. A two-headed white-tailed deer fawn was found…

High school principal apologizes for bringing caged tiger to prom night

May 14, 2018

The theme for prom night for Miami high school Christopher Columbus student was “Welcome to the Jungle” and the organizer brought in a surprise…