August 31, 2016 Big snake evading Maine authorities is anaconda, says scientist Wessie P. Thon might actually be Wessie A. Conda.
August 30, 2016 Researchers under fire for study that ended with 6 beagles dead The study was published online in April, but the fallout is hitting now: University of Missouri-Columbia researchers are trying to identify "painless or non-invasive treatments for corneal injuries," and devised a pilot study using six beagles to that end.
August 30, 2016 'Cookie,' cockatoo believed to be the world's oldest, dead at 83 An 83-year-old cockatoo named Cookie, believed to be the oldest bird of its kind on the planet, was euthanized after its health took a turn for the worse, officials at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo announced Monday.
August 30, 2016 'Cyclops' beetle grows third eye on its head Baby beetles with three compound eyes, one in the center of their heads, are teaching scientists something about how new facial traits evolve
August 29, 2016 Fall from tree may have killed human ancestor Lucy, study suggests The famous human ancestor known as Lucy walked the Earth, but it was her tree climbing that might have led to her demise, a new study suggests.
August 25, 2016 Great white shark nursery, possible birthing site, discovered off Long Island An ocean research organization has discovered a nursery and probably even the birthing site of great white sharks in the North Atlantic— and it’s near Montauk, Long Island.
August 24, 2016 Scientists have created stoner rats Scientists, apparently bored with pert, productive rats, added a little marijuana to the equation and found that, as many a teenager can tell you, laziness ensued.
August 24, 2016 Did cave bears go extinct because they were vegan? Cave bears' inflexible eating habits might have led to their demise, a new study suggests.
August 23, 2016 Watch this stunning close-up of a sixgill shark This stunning video gives shark aficionados everywhere a rare close up view of a sixgill shark.
