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Watch a Goofy Bird Do a Hopping Dance to Attract a Mate

Male Jackson's widowbirds go through a complete transformation to find a special friend.
Lauren Young May 5, 2016
dinosaurs

Scientists Uncover a Huge Trove of Dinosaur Fossils in Antarctica

Over a ton of 71 million-year-old fossils.
Erik Shilling May 5, 2016
animals

Wolverines Are Now Being Trained to Find Avalanche Survivors

This sharp-clawed scavenger might be the key to future search and rescue efforts.
Natalie Zarrelli April 30, 2016
science

The World's Most Powerful Particle Collider Was Thwarted by a Weasel

Weasels love to chew, and apparently mess with science.
Natalie Zarrelli April 30, 2016
animals

Found: A Mesmerizing Jellyfish With Bright Yellow Gonads

Cute?
Sarah Laskow April 29, 2016
animals

The Biggest Lion Airlift Ever to Send Dozens of Big Cats to Africa

They were rescued from South American circuses.
Erik Shilling April 27, 2016
animals

The Epic Century-Long English Battle to Rid Itself of American Squirrels

The American Revolution looks easy compared to the problem of grey squirrels.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie April 27, 2016
animals

Sheepdog Quits Job, Runs 240 Miles to Return Home

Pero was just not feeling his new Cumbrian farm.
Erik Shilling April 26, 2016
zoos

This Overweight Gorilla Just Shocked Zookeepers By Giving Birth

Meet Shinda.
Erik Shilling April 25, 2016
Looks pretty decent for spending eight years underground
Ubatuba, Brazil

Ubatuba Whale

What killed this humpback whale is a mystery, but its remains have become legendary.
Avalon, California

The Catalina Island Bison Herd

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.
animals

Audubon Made Up at Least 28 Fake Species to Prank a Rival

The prank's full extent—11 fake fish, 3 fake snails, 2 fake birds, 1 fake mollusk, 2 fake plants, and 9 fake rats—is only now clear.
Sarah Laskow April 22, 2016
Shaw's work
science

Why 19th-Century Naturalists Didn't Believe in the Platypus

Scientists argued for 90 years about the animal's freaky looks.
Natalie Zarrelli April 21, 2016
animals

This Burning of Poached Elephant Goods Is One of the Largest in History

Over three tons of tusks and ivory products were lit ablaze.
Erik Shilling April 19, 2016
dinosaurs

Dinosaurs Were Probably in Decline Well Before Massive Asteroid Strike

The Earth was already cooling, for one thing.
Erik Shilling April 19, 2016
animals

How One Cougar Can Plant 94,000 Seeds a Year

The secret's in the scat.
Matt Soniak April 19, 2016
Permanently Closed
Hương Thủy, Vietnam

Hồ Thuỷ Tiên

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.
animals

Over 1,300 Pounds of Illegal Shark Meat Seized at Chinese Fish Market

The fishermen claim ignorance, but selling shark meat can be lucrative.
Eric Grundhauser April 18, 2016