Are the world's most endangered species even worth saving?
Posted on September 13, 2012, at 7:55 AMConservationists might not bother rescuing a giant soft-shell turtle or a pygmy three-toed sloth because these animals don't provide any clear benefits to humans
The flesh-eating seagulls that are attacking whales
Posted on August 31, 2012, at 7:30 AMOff Argentina's coast, the birds have trained themselves to swoop down on the endangered mammals to feast on their blubber when they surface for air
The completely bizarre Venezuelan poodle moth
Posted on August 30, 2012, at 8:03 AMWhat's fuzzy, adorable, and terrifying all at the same time? This mysterious little winged creature, which has become an overnight internet sensation
7 shocking shark facts: A slideshow
Posted on August 16, 2012, at 6:45 PMThe product of 450 million years of evolution, sharks are eerily bizarre and compulsively fascinating
Can fish get skin cancer?
Posted on August 6, 2012, at 9:13 AMA team of scientists studying shark prey in Australia's Great Barrier Reef are shocked to find that 15 percent of the trout there have strange, discolored lesions
What termites and suicide bombers have in common
Posted on July 30, 2012, at 8:00 AMWhen faced by attackers, the termite species Neocapritermes taracua sends out kamikaze bugs equipped with explosive, venom-filled pouches
The tiny fly that gruesomely eats the brains of ants
Posted on July 5, 2012, at 7:57 AMA recently discovered fly has a nasty habit of laying its eggs inside the heads of ants, where its offspring hatch and break through the ants' brains to go free
7 surprising facts about dolphins
Posted on July 4, 2012, at 8:15 AMThe friendly sea mammals can sniff out bombs, form complex networks, and eat dozens of pounds of fish a day
The farsighted elephant who may get contact lenses
Posted on June 21, 2012, at 7:07 AMZookeepers remove cataracts from the eyes of a 38-year-old elephant to help him see, and now they're considering giving him a pair of contacts
Revealed: The horrific sexual depravity of 'hooligan' penguins
Posted on June 11, 2012, at 10:57 AMNecrophilia, rape, and murder — George Levick's 100-year-old observations on Adélie penguin culture are just now seeing print, and shocking readers
The woolly mammoth skeleton dug up in a backyard
Posted on June 7, 2012, at 4:05 PMAn Iowa man and his sons find what turns out to be a mammoth's femur on their property. Now researchers are excavating the rest of the giant mammal's remains
Solved: How flying insects evolved from hawk-sized to tiny
Posted on June 6, 2012, at 12:09 PMGiant flying bugs once boasted massive wingspans nearing 30 inches. But 150 million years ago, they began shrinking, and now scientists think they know why
How zoos decide which endangered species to save
Posted on May 29, 2012, at 5:25 PMWith limited resources and a growing number of disappearing breeds, zoos are having to choose which animals to rescue, and which to let disappear
Could humans one day communicate with dolphins?
Posted on May 29, 2012, at 7:35 AMA new device mimics the sounds of the ocean's smartest creatures, and could one day allow human-dolphin dialogue
The 10 weirdest new species of 2012
Posted on May 24, 2012, at 3:22 PMA mushroom named after SpongeBob, a sneezing monkey, and a blue tarantula top this year's list of Earth's most bizarre residents
Discovered: The ancient turtle as big as a car
Posted on May 21, 2012, at 12:23 PMThe giant freshwater reptile had a head the size of a football and likely chowed down on small crocodiles
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