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62 articles in this category.

Rescuers discovered why a hedgehog ballooned up and how to deflate it

Sep 9, 2026

Botanists name rare parasitic "devil flower" after discovering fewer than 50 exist in the wild

Sep 9, 2026

Cattle showed strong preference for women over men in cuddling study

By Daniel Moran · Sep 8, 2026

Ancient fossils suggest human ancestry split far earlier than scientists believed

By Daniel Moran · Sep 8, 2026

Humpback whales synchronize their songs to every phase of their dives

By Daniel Moran · Sep 8, 2026

Four hippos brought to Colombia in 1981 have multiplied into nearly 200 animals roaming the Magdalena River basin

By Daniel Moran · Sep 7, 2026

Researchers put bright patterned sleeves on 94 hunting cats, and the birds they brought home fell by nearly two-thirds

Sep 7, 2026

At Denver Zoo, one-year-old Huon tree kangaroo Nane

Sep 6, 2026

There is no queen and no hive behind Xylocopa caerulea

Sep 6, 2026

Deep beneath Central Texas, a caver put his head beneath an underground stream and found Ice Age fossils everywhere

By Daniel Moran · Sep 6, 2026

A female red kangaroo can support three offspring simultaneously

Sep 5, 2026

Farmers in Thailand were losing crops to hungry elephants, so they began replacing sugar cane and bananas with coffee

By Daniel Moran · Sep 4, 2026

Volunteers were paid about $19,000 each to spend 60 days in strict bed rest without once sitting up

By Daniel Moran · Sep 3, 2026

Alligator blood can inhibit HIV and kill drug-resistant bacteria in laboratory tests

By Daniel Moran · Sep 2, 2026