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September 13, 2016

1 long neck, 4 species: New giraffe diversity revealed

When it comes to giraffes, can you spot the difference? A new study reveals there's more to the animals' species diversity than once suspected

September 8, 2016

World suffers 'catastrophic' wilderness loss, study says

Nearly a tenth of the world’s wilderness areas have been lost in the past two decades, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced on Thursday.

September 8, 2016

Rare fossil captures a snake that ate a lizard that ate a beetle

The circle of life has been captured in a unique 48-million-year-old fossil.

September 7, 2016

Driver frightened by mouse mistakenly sends SUV into bay

An embarrassed driver in Texas explained to police why her SUV ended up in the drink: because she was scared of a mouse.

September 7, 2016

World's largest gorilla species at risk of extinction

The population of the world's largest ape has collapsed over the last two decades.

September 6, 2016

Most humpback whales taken off endangered species list

Federal authorities took most humpback whales off the endangered species list Tuesday, saying their numbers have recovered through international efforts to protect the giant mammals.

September 4, 2016

Eastern gorilla gets added to critically endangered list

The world's largest living primate has been listed as critically endangered, making four of the six great ape species only one step away from extinction, according to a report released Sunday at the World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.

September 4, 2016

University defends study that led to 6 beagles being euthanized

The University of Missouri is defending its research practices after a national pet-adoption group publicly decried an experiment that led to six female beagles being euthanized.

September 2, 2016

Scary cave spider? No, they're new beetle species

Spelunkers in a Serbian cave may stumble across what appear to be spiders living on the rock walls and ceilings, but it turns out that some of these "spiders" are actually beetles, according to a new study.

August 31, 2016

Scientists confirm your dog knows what you're saying

The next time you want to praise your dog, use a positive word or phrase it knows— and say it in a praising way.