Caught on Video: Clever coyote climbs tree to eat berries in Canada

November 7, 2017

By any measure, this is incredible. Mona Giles spotted – and snagged a video of — a creative coyote eyeing some berries in central…

Why are octopuses walking from the sea to die on a beach in Wales?

November 6, 2017

It’s a mystery that’s baffling scientists. In the seaside town of New Quay in Wales, people have begun noticing octopus walking on to shore…

Endangered kiwi chick is super cute and needs a name

November 2, 2017

She’s one laid-back chick. And now, keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are looking for a name befitting the endangered female brown kiwi…

“Space hippy” and totally chilled rabbit ride public transit in London

October 2, 2017

Public transit really is for everyone. Rabbits included. Matt Hepburn snapped a photo on London transit of a white bunny, yes, a bunny, just…

Milestone in Manas: Baby rhino born for first time since 2014

September 28, 2017

Amid the stories about poaching and the dire state of a species, every so often a glimmer of hope comes along. Look to Manas National…

It’s raining fish in northern Mexico. Yes, fish.

September 28, 2017

First earthquakes. Now fish falling from the sky. What’s next for Mexico? Please not locusts. “Curious case in Tampico,” the civil defence agency for…

Thursday Throw Down: Did humans or climate change cause the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger in Oz?

September 28, 2017

Ancient DNA extracted from fossil bones and museum specimens has shed new light on the mysterious loss of the Tasmanian tiger from Australia’s mainland….

Using sheep genetics to breed healthier new generations

September 19, 2017

New information on the genetic code of sheep could lead to breeding programs that might improve their health and productivity. Scientists at the University…

Watch out for wolverines in the B.C. backcountry. That’s right, wolverine warning in effect

September 8, 2017

It is incredibly rare to see a wolverine in the wild. Rarer still to see two of them. Despite this, Sam Kampman captured an…

1 in 100 million albino lobster caught — and released in Maine

September 5, 2017

Nature is so weird and wonderful. Take this white, nearly translucent lobster. The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association shared a photo the rare creature caught…