October 21, 2015 Japanese fishermen catch 220-pound monster squid A 220-pound squid was caught alive off the coast of Japan.
October 21, 2015 Sloths' dirty bum fur grows nutritious algae Sloths have a reputation for laziness, but these easy-going mammals could be the world's best recyclers, suggests a new study that finds the poop of three-toed sloths attracts moths that colonize sloth fur and lead to nutritious "algae gardens," which the sloths eat.
October 21, 2015 One-quarter of sharks and rays at risk of extinction A quarter of the world's sharks and rays are at risk of extinction, according to a new assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
October 21, 2015 Evidence of 3.5-billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems may be earliest sign of life on Earth Scientists have discovered what may be the earliest sign of life on Earth. Remains of nearly 3.5-billion-year-old bacteria has been found in north-west Australia.
October 21, 2015 California 'sea serpent' sightings give scientists few clues on mysterious life in the deep The silvery carcasses of two giant oarfish were discovered along the Southern California coast last week, baffling scientists and gaining a growing online following who gawked at the bony, snake-like creatures.
October 21, 2015 Weird! Tiny frog hears through its mouth A small frog native to the Republic of Seychelles lacks a conventional middle ear and eardrum to hear sounds made by other frogs, but new research suggests these peculiar croakers are not deaf, and can instead use their mouth cavities to pick up on noise.
October 21, 2015 Rare sight: Mountain lion hovering over its kill caught on camera in California A mountain lion was caught on camera Thursday straddling a deer it had just killed on a highway in the mountains of Santa Monica, California.
October 21, 2015 Great white mystery: Expedition to unravel shark secrets One of the most ambitious expeditions ever to tag great white sharks will set sail today off Cape Cod, Mass.
October 21, 2015 Flat screens mean dogs are watching more TV A number of TV stations are now programming for dogs, the BBC reports, thanks to the prevalence of high resolution flat-screen TVs that can better engage a dog’s eye.
October 21, 2015 Life found thriving deep under ocean floor Beneath the seafloor lives a vast and diverse array of microbes, chomping on carbon that constantly rains down from above and is continually buried by a never-ending downpour of debris some whale dung here, some dead plankton there.
