3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (327+ words) The rare blue octopus that surprised scientists has returned to the Galápagos Islands. The specimen, about the size of a golf ball, will be preserved at the Charles Darwin Research Station, which houses an extensive collection representing the archipelago’s extraordinary…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (100+ words) An aggressive mystery animal is on the loose in New Hampshire, and authorities said it’s gone after multiple people in recent days. The Lebanon Police Department said it’s still unsure exactly what the animal is, but it has reportedly displayed…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (330+ words) family’s beloved pet donkey was shot and killed by Georgia cops after the tiny ass allegedly confronted them when they ran through his pasture. Hannah Israel, 30, said officers entered the family’s property in Cedartown — near the Alabama border — without notice…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (478+ words) A student at MIT claimed he synthesized one of the world’s deadliest chemicals last week — sparking a massive hazmat response and the closure of the lab where he worked. The unidentified grad student arrived at a local emergency room, saying…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (226+ words) The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Park Service and Los Angeles Zoo had been monitoring the kitten after researchers tracking his collared mother, P-129, noticed changes in her movements that suggested the den had been abandoned. Using GPS data,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (455+ words) Before 1976, it was assumed by wildlife managers that hunting bears made the bear population more cautious of humans and reduced human/bear conflicts. In 1975, the Director of the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service stated that the taking of grizzly bears…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (111+ words) Volunteer caregivers in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta report that cat colonies are vanishing, dead animals are turning up cut apart, and birds such as pigeons and seagulls are being found half-devoured in the weeks since tens of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (196+ words) Four lemurs that had close contact with people, including one via a "lemur yoga" class, caught a human herpesvirus and subsequently died, a new study shows. The virus at fault was herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which is extremely common…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (515+ words) The earthworm eels look, well, just like an earthworm. Image credit: Ishan Agarwal (CC BY) Named Gangaichthys indonepalicus, the fish is thought to live deep underground in aquifers, making studying these animals almost impossible. Based purely on the location where…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (520+ words) The number of bison being hit on roads in the N.W.T. appears to be on the decline. From 2021 to 2025, the N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) recorded 60 collisions with bison. So far in 2026 however, there has been only one. Terry…...