2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (517+ words) Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science The second smallest rock-wallaby in the world is about as long as a loaf of bread. On its strong hind legs, it hops around rocky outcrops, cliffs and crevices, using the rough pads on…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (577+ words) Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent When European colonists settled in Tasmania some 200 years ago, they feared that thylacines, also known as Tasmanian tigers, would attack and kill their livestock. So, incentivized by government bounties, they killed as many of the striped…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (711+ words) Soumya Sagar | Correspondent The tourist-riddled sands of Mexico’s Cozumel Island host one of the planet’s rarest creatures: the pygmy raccoon. Fewer than 200 mature individuals roam the island in the Caribbean Sea, off the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. These…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (630+ words) Science | September 2, 2026 7:30 a.m. Scientists are realizing that turtles, lizards and crocodilians communicate vocally more than they once thought Along the sandy banks of northern India’s Chambal River, crocodile-like gharials glide silently through the water—but if a gharial spots a stranger,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (582+ words) Sara Hashemi | Daily Correspondent These shrews don’t grow their noses when they lie. Their snouts seem to elongate when the creatures are cold—a strange reversal of an already odd phenomenon. Scientists have long known that certain shrews, moles, weasels…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (138+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent A new museum has opened in the city of Pompano Beach, Florida, dedicated to a single ancient creature: jellyfish. “When they left Ukraine, they moved to Florida, and then they immediately wanted to share their passion…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (480+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent Narwhals are nicknamed the unicorns of the sea, and for good reason: The Arctic whales sport a spectacular “horn” that can reach up to ten feet long. While they can’t perform magic with this eye-catching feature…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (607+ words) Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science At one of her earliest medical check-ups, the female red panda cub stayed pretty quiet. But that changed when animal care staff moved her or did something she didn’t like. Then, she would let…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (535+ words) Sara Hashemi | Daily Correspondent Octopuses are incredibly clever creatures. They can open jars, solve mazes and even use tools. One species, the common blanket octopus, wields venomous tentacles ripped from the Portuguese man o’ war as weapons. Scientists made this…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (429+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent Most mammals today give birth to live offspring, rather than laying eggs. However, scientists are unsure of when exactly this characteristic emerged in the mammalian lineage. One theory suggests that mammals became viviparous, or birthed live…...