B.C. woman captures incredible video of giant Pacific octopus
An astonishing video of what appears to be a giant Pacific octopus in the waters of British Columbia has garnered millions of views on social media.
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Revisiting the Weird and Wonderful Nature of 2022
This year, we met creatures (and other living things) great and small, from the world’s largest organism to microscopic parasites.
Hawai'i Tackles Invasive Little Fire Ants With Vigilance, Slingshots, and Gooey 'Sputter'
Across the archipelago, scientists and citizens are uniting against the tiny terrors, deploying an arsenal of creative weapons.
Snake Island’s Venomous Vipers Find a New Home in São Paulo
Scientists hatch a bold plan to save Brazil's critically endangered golden lancehead, which lives on a single infamous isle.
What Energized This Arctic Hare to Keep Going and Going and Going?
The animal known as BBYY traveled hundreds of miles, breaking records and shattering expectations.
Why the Echidna is Australia's Most Delightfully Different Mammal
The evolutionary marvel mates in love trains, can swim in the ocean, and even uses jazz hands as a defensive tactic.
Marine Life in the Galápagos Gets a New Protected 'Ocean Highway'
More room to roam for the islands' unique fauna.
Real Zombies and Body Snatchers Live Among Us
A creepy form of parasitism is one of evolution's favorite strategies, and scientists are starting to figure out how it works.
South Africa's Penguins May Beat the Heat With New Ceramic Nests
The artificial nests could shield the endangered seabirds from rising temperatures.
Podcast: Endangered Wolf Center
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
What Should Be Done With India’s ‘Man-Eating’ Tigers?
As deadly encounters increase, farmers, urbanites, and authorities disagree on how to handle big cats gone bad.
Pigeon with meth backpack caught in B.C. prison yard, says officers' union president
A prison union spokesman says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with drugs was captured last week at a B.C. correctional institution.
Two-legged fox does not need rescuing after living on Spam and dog food
Neighbours reveal they struggled to get anyone to believe the animal balances in such a ‘balletic poise’
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Agile two-legged fox hops around garden in Derbyshire
Footage shows a two-legged fox nimbly moving through a garden in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Phil and Jane Carter told the BBC they often get visited by foxes and this unique one stayed for about 45 minutes looking for food. Experts believe the animal is likely to have been disabled from birth and fed...
www.independent.co.uk
Extinctions Might Screw Up Madagascar for 20 Million Years
But there's still time to fix things.
Another moose rescued after falling through ice in northern Ontario
With recent mild temperatures, another moose in northern Ontario needed rescuing after falling through ice last week, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Drones Spot Sharks That Wander Too Close to Busy Beaches
Ongoing tests show that the technology is an effective way to track the animals and monitor for threats
A Female Bear Tries to Fend off an Aggressive Male Bear
A female bear and her cubs run into a marauder–a male bear twice her size who had picked up her scent. If she can’t drive him away, there’s a chance he’ll kill her cubs in order to force her to mate.
How the Brain Calculates a Quick Escape
Scientists are beginning to unravel the complex circuitry behind the split-second decision to beat a hasty retreat
Five Revolutionary Technologies Helping Scientists Study Polar Bears
As climate change threatens the charismatic creatures, scientists are embracing innovations to help them understand and protect the bears
Science & Nature News and Features | Smithsonian Magazine
Delve into the wonders of science and nature on Smithsonian Magazine's category page. Explore fascinating articles, discoveries and natural phenomena.
Video captures lynx in northern Ontario fast food chain drive-thru
A video of a lynx walking through the drive-thru of a burger chain in northern Ontario has become an internet sensation.
Unusual sight in a drive-thru in Cochrane - My Kap-Hearst Now
You expect cars ahead of you in a place like the A&W drive-thru in Cochrane. But you don’t expect what Emily Lamarche had in front of her, late Thursday morning: […]
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Wild turkey spotted waiting 'patiently' at Mississauga bus stop
A wild turkey was spotted enjoying a little shelter from the fowl weather at a Mississauga bus stop Wednesday.
12-year-old Massachusetts boy reels in great white shark off Florida coast
A 12-year-old boy from Massachusetts reeled in a great white shark off the coast of south Florida.
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12-Year-Old Boy Catches Great White Shark While Fishing in Florida: 'I Was Scared,' Says Mom
A 12-year-old boy from Massachusetts had the fishing experience of a lifetime in Florida
12-year-old catches great white shark while fishing in Florida
Campbell Keenan, 12, caught a great white shark while on a fishing charter in Florida. The captain tagged the shark before they released it.
Couple Captures Rare Footage of a Giant Squid Swimming Off The Coast of Japan
A pair of scuba divers has captured rare video and photos of a 2.5-meter (eight-foot) giant squid swimming in the waters off Japan's west coast.
www.sciencealert.com
Scientists have healed scars caused by a heart attack in rats: study
An international team of researchers has, for the first time, restored the elasticity in scarred heart tissue in rats by injecting them with a specific protein.
B.C. rescue group urges people not to adopt rabbits for Lunar New Year
While a rabbit may be one of the luckiest animals in the Chinese zodiac — a local rabbit rescue is urging people not to adopt them as pets just because of Lunar New Year.
'The word's out': Frequent whale sightings bring tourists to small Vancouver Island village
Port Alice, B.C., was once known for its cellulose mill, but years after its closure sightings of one of the largest whale species on earth is becoming the talk of the town.
‘We dubbed it Toadzilla’: giant cane toad believed to be the largest of its species found in Australia
The animal weighed in at a possible new world record of 2.7kg and was discovered by park rangers on a walk in Queensland
Toadally huge, potentially record-breaking cane toad found in Australia - National | Globalnews.ca
Park rangers were stunned when they found a massive, nearly six-pound cane toad — dubbed "Toadzilla" by the team — in Conway National Park.
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Toadzilla, a giant cane toad found in Australia, may be a record-breaker | CNN
Rangers in northeastern Australia were astonished when they stumbled across what may be the largest toad on record, weighing in at nearly 6 pounds.
Alaskan mother and son killed in first fatal polar bear attack in 30 years
Reason for attack is unknown but scientists found in 2019 that changes in sea ice habitat coincided with polar bears’ use of land
What a crock: second Stradbroke Island crocodile sighting confirmed as dugong
After hours of debate among locals, Queensland’s acting premier Steven Miles declared that rangers had spoken
Moose filmed shedding its antlers by drone in rare footage– video
Wildlife photographer captures a rare moment in eastern Canada
Extreme heat could put 40% of land vertebrates in peril by end of century
Study shows ‘disastrous consequences for wildlife’ if human-caused emissions push global temperatures up 4.4C
‘Extinction crisis’ of sharks and rays to have devastating effect on other species, study finds
Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays living on world’s coral reefs at risk, with 14 of 134 species reviewed critically endangered
Two people stung by deadly irukandji jellyfish near Cairns
The boy and woman were swimming at Palm Cove, in far-north Queensland, and were taken to hospital in a stable condition
‘Zombie deer’ are roaming the prairies. Should we be worried about this?
It’s known as Chronic Wasting Disease, and it’s been around for more than a decade. In recent years, however, it has spread across Canadian prairies and animals at an alarming rate. In some places, up to 80 percent of deer populations tested may be infected. The illness makes animals like deer...
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Great White Sharks Are Being Scared From Their Habitat by Just 2 Predators
There is no sea creature whose name inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the great white shark.
www.sciencealert.com
This Frozen Cave Lion Is So Well Preserved You Can Still See Its Whiskers
A nearly 28,000-year-old cave lion cub, discovered frozen in the Siberian permafrost, is so well preserved, you can still make out each and every one of her whiskers.
www.sciencealert.com
T. Rex Was a Lot Brainier Than We Thought, Researcher Claims
A new study suggests Tyrannosaurus rex had the brains to match its brawn.
www.sciencealert.com
Solar Powered Worms Show Us How We Might Live Longer, Healthier Lives
Scientists have engineered a species of roundworm (Caenorhabditis elegans) to absorb light to live a significantly longer life.
www.sciencealert.com
This Ancient Creature Used a Trident to Joust For Sex 400 Million Years Ago
A strange example of an ancient invertebrate known as a trilobite may have used the distinctive trident-like structure on its head to 'joust' for the right to mate with females, flipping rivals over on the sea bed to put them out of action.
www.sciencealert.com
Echidnas Blow Bubbles of Snot to Stay Cool in The Australian Outback
On a hot day in the Australian outback, a koala hugs the cool branches of a eucalypt, while a wombat hides underground in its burrow, and a kangaroo spits on its wrists to chill its blood vessels.
www.sciencealert.com
The comments are about animal cruelty, and why are you recording and not helping the duck. As if the duck couldn't just leave, he was the instigator.
Ice Age relic found by Alberta woman out walking her dogs
A chance discovery by an Edmonton area woman who was walking her dogs has turned out to be a massive fossilized bone that likely belonged to an Ice Age mammoth.
Bounding Toward Recovery - bioGraphic
The Iberian lynx—one of the world’s most endangered cats—made a giant leap toward a comeback in just a few years, easing the way for other species to follow in its path.
www.biographic.com
Cats vs. Dogs - bioGraphic
High in the Himalayas, a photographer searches for an elusive wildcat—and finds it in an unlikely hideout.
www.biographic.com
Seeing the River for the Fish - bioGraphic
Scientists and local communities are working to save an iconic but little-known species of fish in India—but first, they have to find it.
www.biographic.com
Prince of Darkness - bioGraphic
Helmet jellyfish have taken over a Norwegian fjord, demonstrating the species’ tenacity and offering clues about environmental factors that can upend an ecosystem.
www.biographic.com
Shot in the Dark - bioGraphic
Africa’s black leopards are shrouded in mystery, but groundbreaking photography is bringing them to light.
www.biographic.com
Wild Life - bioGraphic
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