ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATESince the summer season, Hank the Tank, a black bear has reported to have made a 500-pound "nuisance of himself" in California's South Lake Tahoe, breaking into over two dozen homes in search of food and causing a trail of damage in the place.
Calculating power and technology's advancement like artificial intelligence has enabled researchers to not just examine data faster and simpler, but learn from historical data, as well for better situational consciousness and decision-making.
When Charles Darwin initially codified the theory of evolution by means of natural selection, he thought of the evolutionary change in flowers and plants as "gradual." He said they see nothing of these slow changes in progress.
Vacation photos sometimes serve another purpose other than capturing the moment as scientists are also using them to track the movements of zebras, whales, and other endangered species.
The 21ft-long saltwater crocodile was suspected of eating a fisherman and a 12-year-old schoolgirl before he was captured in 2011 in Bunawan, Philippines.
Scientists participating in an international expedition unexpectedly found single individuals of Atlantic cod and squid much further north than previously expected. The fish and squid are found in the Central Atlantic Ocean.
Harvesting an agave for mescal production which includes tequila is not a major threat in northeastern Mexico, as it is in the western portion of the nation. A report specified though, as drought has strengthened to turn more often, the cattle which have customarily gazed on grasses and other native forage, have been forced to feed on agaves.
Belonging to the local Ilan variety of strawberries, a heavy strawberry has been verified as the world's heaviest, the first time in 32 years that the record had been broken.
Wild turkeys unexpectedly visit NASA Ames Research Center and are reportedly stopping traffic, pecking at cars and windows, and posing threat to aircraft operations, which led officials to call on feds to relocate the animals.
A new prehistoric study discovered a new lizard species that was well preserved in amber from Myanmar. Experts believe that the creature is the ancestor of the modern night lizards.
Fishermen in Lynn Canal, Alaska are thinking of adding squid fishing in their ventures as the population of king salmon has declined following the increase in magistrate squid in the area.
Analysis of the bizarre-looking ancient bird fossils that lived at the time of dinosaurs and found that it had a unique dental feature of a movable chin that helps it root for food.
Researchers recently used a prehistoric fish to pull in new understandings about human biology, and specifically, the manner and reason a commonly used medication is effective in aborting pregnancies in humans.
Rangers are warning locals to stop swimming in the popular swimming spot near Darwin after spotting a 6.5ft crocodile swimming in the area that is still considered on the loose.