ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEVertebrate scavengers like raccoons and vultures are selective about the food they eat. Read on to learn which food they prefer and why they are picky.
Researchers have been able to construct an extensive family tree of the second-largest termite family-- drywood termites. Read on to find out why these termites crossed no less than 40 oceans in the last 50 years.
Climate doomers, or those who believe humanity is past the point of being able to do anything to fight global warming. Read to know more about climate doomism.
A bone was confirmed showing one of the most gruesome criminal punishments in ancient China. Learn more about the punishment and other disciplinary actions enforced during the time.
A family in Florida was shocked to discover a 550-pound alligator in their swimming pool. How dangerous is this gigantic species to humans? Read and find out.
Although less known than the Loch Ness monster, the Lambton worm from the North Sea is said to rival the former. Check out this extraordinary sea creature that has remained a mystery throughout the centuries.
NASA confirms a recent eruption from the Pacific's 'sharkcano.' Learn more about the submarine volcano and the information recorded from its recent explosions.
Researchers documented how a certain species of salamander that lives in redwoods adapted to living in heights. Read on to learn more about these wandering and climbing salamanders.
Paleontologists discovered fossils of a new species of the pterosaur in Argentina. Continue reading to know the details about it which the researchers considered one of the largest flying reptiles.
Three loggerhead turtles that got caught in fishing gear have been released back into the Mediterranean off the coast of Tunisia. Read on to find out more about the endangered turtles and how tracking beacons are being used to conserve the species.
Forever chemicals or PFAS can be found in everyday products but can be difficult to clean up from the environment. Read on to find out how a novel UV light treatment and iodide are cleaning up these compounds in a few hours.
Cnidarian animals like sea anemones or those that belong to the cnidaria phylum have specialized stinging cells called cnidocytes. Read on to know the details of a new biodiversity research study.