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October 20, 2015

Bald eagles expand range in Channel Islands of California

Bald eagles have expanded their range in the Channel Islands off the coast of California, where a nesting pair has been found on San Clemente Island for the first time in more than 50 years, an official said Thursday.

October 20, 2015

Extra leg? Kangaroos walk with a little help from their tails

Five legs are better than four for kangaroos.

October 20, 2015

Newfound wasp literally has skeletons in its closet

A newly discovered wasp has been keeping a gruesome secret: It stuffs ant corpses into the walls of its home.

October 20, 2015

Endangered fish spawns in Grand Canyon

After returning to the lower Colorado River in 2012 after a 22-year absence, the endangered razorback sucker fish is now spawning in Grand Canyon National Park, scientists announced this week.

October 20, 2015

'Vicious' new praying mantis discovered in Rwanda

On a cool and rainy night in a dense, mountainous forest in Rwanda, insect-surveying scientists discovered a new species of praying mantis, one whose wingless females are "vicious hunters" that prowl for prey as if they were marauding tigers.

October 20, 2015

The buzz on disappearing bees: 23% colony die-off this winter

Nearly one out of four American honeybee colonies died this winter — a loss that's not quite as bad as recent years, says a new U.S. Department of Agriculture survey of beekeepers.

October 20, 2015

Secret to surviving mass extinctions? Don't be a picky eater

Finicky eaters usually do not survive mass extinction events, suggests a new study on prehistoric big cats.

October 20, 2015

Ancient daddy longlegs had extra eyes

A 304-million-year-old fossil discovered in Eastern France shows primitive living harvestmen -- more commonly called daddy longlegs -- had one more pair of eyes than they do today.

October 20, 2015

New 14-foot 'sea serpent' found in Southern California

For the second time in less than a week, a 'sea serpent' attracted gawkers on a Southern California beach.

October 20, 2015

New 'walking' shark species caught on video

A new species of "walking" shark has been discovered in a reef off a remote Indonesian island.