October 21, 2015 Glow-in-the-dark cockroach among top 10 new species A glowing cockroach, a monkey with a blue behind and a meat-eating sponge snagged spots on a list of top 10 new species named in 2012, scientists announced Thursday.
October 21, 2015 Early birds sported 4 wings More than 100 million years ago, birds living in what is now China sported wings on their legs, a new study of fossils suggests.
October 21, 2015 Mystery of mass squid 'suicides' possibly solved Thousands of jumbo squid have beached themselves on central California shores this week, committing mass "suicide." But despite decades of study into the phenomenon in which the squid essentially fling themselves onto shore, the cause of these mass beachings have been a mystery.
October 21, 2015 Vampire squid are sea's garbage disposals Despite their name, vampire squid are not deep-sea bloodsuckers. In fact, new research finds these mysterious creatures are garbage disposals of the ocean.
October 21, 2015 Hundreds of starving sea lion pups stranding on California beaches; rescue centers overwhelmed The starving sea lion pup was so tiny that it looked like a rock at the base of the seaside cliff until it struggled to raise its head as humans approached.
October 21, 2015 Crews free 45-ton humpback whale tangled in fishing line off Hawaii Officials say a 45-ton humpback whale entangled with fishing line in Hawaii waters for more than a week is finally free.
October 21, 2015 Dolphins haven't inhabited the Mediterranean for long Bottlenose dolphins may be an iconic draw to the Mediterranean, but they're not exactly indigenous.
October 21, 2015 Mexican gray wolf population peaks in American Southwest There are now more Mexican gray wolves roaming the American Southwest than at any time since the federal government began reintroducing the endangered predators.
October 21, 2015 A sneaky snake: Teams hunt for elusive rock pythons in Miami suburbs, at edge of Everglades For all the danger posed to Florida's Everglades by invasive Burmese pythons, there's one thing researchers don't want to know: how they would interact with another python species that threatens to move into the same territory.
October 21, 2015 How beehives could help battle baldness Hair loss sufferers may have to look no further than their local beekeeper for a cure. According to the American Chemical Society, scientists from Hokkaido University in Japan have recently discovered that propolis, a substance in beehives, encourages hair growth in mice.
