The most unlikely Valentine's couples... in the animal world
Posted on February 14, 2012, at 4:35 PMFrom predators cuddling their would-be prey to a ram and deer "wedding," these animal pairs prove that love really is blind
Do whales have civil rights?
Posted on February 8, 2012, at 3:01 PMWhen it comes to the constitutional amendment banning slavery, PETA argues that orcas are people, too
Are 12-foot pythons devouring the wildlife in the Florida Everglades?
Posted on February 1, 2012, at 7:45 AMScores of animals native to the Sunshine State's swampy climate are disappearing in "dramatic" numbers — are alien snakes to blame?
Washington's sea lion murder mystery
Posted on January 31, 2012, at 6:00 AMEight protected marine mammals with gunshot wounds are found dead in the Puget Sound area. Who would do such a thing?
America's newest immigration wave: Harry Potter owls?
Posted on January 11, 2012, at 4:11 PMWhite snowy owls that look an awful lot like Hedwig are being spotted above the continental U.S., sending birdwatchers and Potter fans into a frenzy
New York's 'horrific' supersoldier ants
Posted on January 9, 2012, at 1:12 PMScientists are fascinated by the sudden appearance of monstrous ants with giant, mutated heads in Long Island
Discovered: Antarctica's underwater 'lost world'
Posted on January 6, 2012, at 6:35 AMUsing automated submersibles outfitted with cameras, explorers were able to snag a rare glimpse of sunless life surrounding the deep ocean's hydrothermal vents
Are sharks interbreeding to survive climate change?
Posted on January 4, 2012, at 6:02 PMScientists discover 57 rare hybrid sharks swimming off the Australian coast — and suggest two species mated to give their offspring a better shot at survival
The miracle 'spider silk' spun by genetically altered silkworms
Posted on January 4, 2012, at 2:30 PMHumans have long coveted the ultra-strong webbing of spiders — but it took a scientific breakthrough to actually harvest the stuff
Should we limit medical testing on chimps?
Posted on December 19, 2011, at 3:38 PMThe Institute of Medicine finds most experimentation on chimpanzees to be "unnecessary" — putting the onus on science to adapt
Discovered: The 'horrible' jumping cockroach
Posted on December 16, 2011, at 6:45 AMA new species of roach found in South Africa can cover 50 times its body length in a single bound
The 'adorable' gay penguins who adopted a baby chick
Posted on December 9, 2011, at 12:35 PMA Chinese zoo creates an unusual family by fulfilling the apparent dream of two male penguins who just wanted a kid
The 'unconventional' romance between a ram and a deer
Posted on December 9, 2011, at 6:45 AMThe unlikely soulmates spice up life at a Chinese zoo with their interspecies love story
Chicago's 'mysterious' baby gorilla death
Posted on November 28, 2011, at 3:52 PMChicago's Lincoln Park Zoo staff gleefully welcomed an endangered gorilla's offspring, only to find the infant dead — possibly at its mother's hand — nine days later
Did whales have legs?
Posted on November 23, 2011, at 6:50 AMThe remains of an ancient animal found in Egyptian marble may help scientists solve a whale of an evolutionary puzzle
12 endangered newborn zoo animals: A slideshow
Posted on November 22, 2011, at 3:55 PMUnder siege in the wild, these rare species get a new shot at survival with the help of human caretakers
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