What’s really going on with sharks in New York waters? Scientists weigh in
Ever wonder what's going on with sharks near New York's beaches?
You may have heard rumors or news reports about more sharks getting close to...
Scientists make a self-powered sensor from plants
Qi Chen was a Ph.D. student just starting her research on special foam-like materials. One day while hanging out with friends, she talked about...
Is it okay to kiss your pet? The risk of animal-borne diseases is small,...
Our relationship with pets has changed drastically in recent decades.
Pet ownership is at an all-time high, with a recent survey finding 69% of Australian...
How ant nests could help us beat traffic jams
Have you ever been stuck in traffic and wished there was a better way?
Researchers at UCLA think ants might teach us how to make...
How far will silvertip sharks go for a snack?
Ever wondered how deep a shark would go to find its dinner?
A new study reveals that silvertip sharks, which love the warm waters near...
1 in 5 shelter dogs carry ticks or heartworms, shows study
Ticks and mosquitoes are a headache for pet owners, and now it looks like they're causing trouble for shelter dogs too.
A new study shows...
Ancient hideouts in the northern Pacific reveal why some orcas are so unique
Whale experts have discovered something really interesting about killer whales, or orcas, near Japan and Russia.
Different groups of orcas live very close to each...
Filter-feeding dinosaurs? Ancient reptile ate like today’s whales!
Imagine a dinosaur-like creature swimming around, opening its giant mouth, and swallowing up loads of tiny shrimp in one go.
That might sound like a...
Why can’t we just tow stranded whales and dolphins back out to sea
On Tuesday night, a pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales stranded itself on a beach on Western Australia's south coast.
Over the course of...
This living fossil thrived in Switzerland after mass extinction, shows study
Scientists have found that coelacanths, a type of strange fish known as a "living fossil," thrived in Switzerland following a mass extinction event about...