2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (522+ words) The damage may not be obvious until an expected brood simply does not appear. University of Iowa biologists are warning that one of North America's strangest and most spectacular natural events could be inching toward an end, as periodical cicadas…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (686+ words) "People had been around the islands in shallow water before, but no one had looked at life in the deep." In a sparsely studied stretch of the Indian Ocean near Australia, researchers examining ancient underwater volcanoes identified 149 species never before…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (583+ words) The situation did not end in panic or retaliation. A heavy rainstorm in Vietnam's Phu Tho Province was followed by an unsettling discovery: a 13-foot (4-meter) reticulated python moving through dense vegetation behind a family's chicken coop. The family did…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (565+ words) Livestock can become an easy food source for predators and large reptiles. A massive python surpassing the weight of some full-grown people was captured in Malaysia after firefighters said it appeared to be targeting a goat near a rural settlement....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (580+ words) A large spider named after a vampire film is being spotted more frequently along Germany's Baltic coast. As the Mediterranean Nosferatu spider spreads further across the country, it has drawn increased attention for its tendency to bite humans when threatened....

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (325+ words) Some sea turtles rescued in Massachusetts remain traceable long after they are returned to the ocean, with public updates showing where certain animals travel in the Atlantic for months and sometimes for more than a year. According to Cape Cod…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (368+ words) "Could've played left tackle on Creek High's football team." A 10-foot alligator was found in the canal beside Coconut Creek High School in South Florida just three days before class was scheduled to resume. According to WPBF, the gapltor was…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (528+ words) "Very cool — I'd like to see him in the snow!" According to the Reddit user, the squirrel has frequently been showing up in the yard and looks to be about six months old. The contrast is especially noticeable because, as…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (561+ words) "Straight A's in survival rate, tag retention, and ability to molt as usual." A wildlife experiment is putting miniature "backpacks" on juvenile crayfish. At White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, biologists are using the tiny markers to learn how the…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (366+ words) "We're increasing slowly, it looks like." Vancouver Island's largest known bat maternity roost has undergone its first official population check of the season. The results suggest that despite a slight dip from 2025, the colony remains resilient. According to the Comox…...