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October 20, 2015

Aggressive Florida mosquito set to spoil summer, scientist says

If you live in Florida, a large, aggressive mosquito with a painful bite may soon be coming to a place near you.

October 20, 2015

Monster goldfish found in Lake Tahoe

A new kind of lake monster has been found, in the depths of Lake Tahoe: gigantic goldfish.

October 20, 2015

Manatee's missing link found in Africa

A fossil found in 2008 may be the missing link — for manatees, that is.

October 20, 2015

Scientists use DNA to ID rarest whale

The world's rarest whale has been spotted for the first time, in New Zealand, where two of the whales stranded themselves.

October 20, 2015

There's a new species taking over at Chernobyl

What happens when humans abandon 1,600 square miles because of radioactivity?

October 20, 2015

New sea star babies offer glimmer of hope for potential recovery amid mass deaths in Pacific

Amid a troubling disease that has wiped out millions of sea stars up and down the West Coast, researchers are reporting seeing hundreds of juvenile sea stars at scattered sites.

October 20, 2015

Baby boom: Watchers spot fourth newborn among endangered Puget Sound orcas; population hits 81

The endangered population of killer whales that spend time in Washington state waters is experiencing a baby boom with a fourth baby orca documented this winter.

October 20, 2015

Egg-laying season starts at breeding facilities for endangered California condors

Egg-laying season has started at four breeding facilities for captive California condors, North America's largest bird.

October 20, 2015

Critically endangered porpoise could be extinct in four years

The rarest and most endangered marine mammal in the world could go extinct in four years without stepped-up enforcement measures, new research suggests

October 20, 2015

Rare evolutionary twist morphed dino arms into bird wings

When dinosaurs evolved into birds, they had to adapt their arms into wings in order to take flight a process that altered their skeletal structure.