News

Dire wolves and woolly mammoths: Why scientists are worried about de-extinction
The creation of three "dire wolf" pups has raised hopes that it may be possible to resurrect extinct animals. But some ...
4-foot reptilian predator spotted 'enveloping' hawk turns out to be new snake species
On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...
Fossil of a new mammal species from the age of dinosaurs discovered in Mongolia's Gobi desert
A joint research team has discovered a fossil belonging to a previously unknown genus and species of mammal in the Late ...
NBC Bay Area6d
Decapitated animals found at Fremont train station were sheep; no crime suspected
Police in Fremont on Tuesday said that animal remains found at the train station last week were that of two sheep and they don't think anything nefarious occurred. The animals had been discovered ...
KAIT3d
Woman arrested after multiple dead animals found in apartment
According to Lepanto Police Chief Mark Authement, Kaitlyn Dewailly faces two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and multiple counts of animal cruelty. The Lepanto Police Department ...
KHON Honolulu on MSN6d
Bird species once only found in captivity lays first wild eggs in 40 years
The birds were eliminated when the invasive brown treesnake was accidentally introduced to the island of Guam in the ’40s.
ABC7 San Francisco6d
Police say decapitated animals discovered in Fremont were sheep, but not investigating as crime
FREMONT, Calif. -- Police in Fremont on Tuesday said that animal remains found at the train station last week were that of two sheep and they don't think anything nefarious occurred. The animals ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5d
50-Million-Year-Old Footprints Open a ‘Rare Window’ Into the Behaviors of Extinct Animals That Once Roamed in Oregon
Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is ...
Miami Herald6d
‘Cryptic’ creature with ‘golden yellow’ eyes found in cave. It’s a new species
Scientists found a venomous creature with “golden yellow” eyes in a cave in Thailand and discovered a new species, study said. Google Street View July 2022 ...
KTVU6d
Forensic scientists ID mutilated animal remains found at Fremont train station; skeptics remain
UC Davis forensic scientists determined mutilated animal remains left at Fremont train station belonged to a common sheep. The remains were found at a Fremont train station on April 13.