November 28, 2016 Japanese skating rink featuring frozen fish causes a stink A skating rink with thousands of dead fish frozen underneath the ice has been forced to close its doors after causing outrage among its customers.
November 28, 2016 Ant overlords? Supercolony in Ethiopian forests set to invade globe The forests of Ethiopia are teeming with a supercharged ant that is poised to invade the globe, new research suggests
November 22, 2016 Native Americans cultivated wild turkeys long before first Thanksgiving Researchers at Florida State University have uncovered evidence that wild turkeys were a common part of Native American life hundreds of years before the first Thanksgiving.
November 21, 2016 Eating bugs may be on the rise, but artful preparation is still required Insect meat is on the rise. It’s an inexpensive source of low-fat, high-quality, vitamin-and-mineral-packed protein, so it’s unsurprisingly popular in developing countries.
November 21, 2016 Killing Bigfoot OK in Texas – if he's Texan A Bigfoot fan from Oregon claims the Lone Star State’s wildlife commissioner told him it’s legal to hunt or even kill Bigfoot – provided the elusive creature is indigenous to Texas. And it may be: Texas is in the top 10 states for Bigfoot sightings.
November 21, 2016 Lobstermen finding more odd colors in the catch When a 100-pound shipment of lobsters arrived at Bill Sarro's seafood shop and restaurant last month, it contained a surprise -- six orange crustaceans that have been said to be a 1-in-10-million oddity.
November 21, 2016 Freak Giant Lobster on Exhibit in (Where Else?) Coney Island Coney Island, long known for its circus-like sideshows and carnival atmosphere, was just joined by a new freak: an 18-pound lobster that experts say could be as much as 75 years old.
November 18, 2016 Newfound spider species masquerades as a dried-up leaf In the animal kingdom, sometimes the best survival strategy is to pretend to be something you're not — either to ambush unsuspecting prey or to convince predators that you're not very tasty
November 18, 2016 Chinese demand for rare fish bladders could spell extinction for world's smallest porpoise A rare species of fish and the world’s smallest porpoise – both face extinction as poachers work the waters of Mexico’s Gulf of California to meet the growing demand in Asian markets for the fish’s swim bladder.
November 17, 2016 Barrier in Cincinnati Zoo's Harambe exhibit failed to meet standards, feds say The Cincinnati Zoo's barrier to keep visitors and gorillas separate did not meet federal standards the day a 3-year-old boy fell into the exhibit, a USDA inspection report shows.