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November 16, 2016

Underwater listening station detects the calls of rare whales

A listening buoy called Melville heard the distinctive call of an endangered North Atlantic right whale off New York on Monday,

November 14, 2016

Smell of plastic makes seabirds think it's a meal

Scientists think they've figured out why so many seabirds feast on plastic floating in the ocean, often with deadly consequences.

November 14, 2016

'World's saddest polar bear' moved after outpouring of outrage towards Chinese mall

The “world’s saddest polar bear” has been moved from his cramped cage in a Chinese shopping mall back to the ocean park he was born in.

November 14, 2016

Want to monitor bears? Try checking their saliva

Scientists may very well be drooling over a tasty bear monitoring method in Alaska, and the key ingredients are bear saliva and salmon.

November 11, 2016

Rats get excited, 'giggle' when tickled

Freudensprungen! That, as the New York Times explains, happens to be the scientific term for jumping for joy, and a new study reveals that rats are among the animals that partake.

November 11, 2016

World's tallest tropical tree is taller than the Statue of Liberty

It's stands almost 309 feet high.

November 10, 2016

Puffins are starving to death in incredible numbers

Dead puffins are washing up on the shores of an island in the Bering Sea at an alarming rate, National Geographic reports.

November 10, 2016

Record-breaking bats can fly as fast as 99 mph, study says

Brazilian free-tailed bats don’t need a Batplane.

November 8, 2016

Hunter impaled by antler of elk he just killed

A hunter in Oregon was impaled by an elk had had just killed after his ATV crashed over the weekend, sending him backward into the animal’s antlers, KATU reported.

November 8, 2016

How one man fought off a great white shark

Joe Tanner was paddling on his surfboard off the Oregon coast, waiting to catch a wave, when he felt something grab his leg