1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (598+ words) Squirrel droppings dating back up to 700, 000 years have revealed "remarkable" new details about the Arctic's evolutionary history. (Duane Froese via SWNS) Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (442+ words) Scientists have taught bees to play football as part of a new study revealing the surprising intelligence of the insects. Olli Loukola, the senior author of a new study, says he is a "behavioral ecologist," but is now "also known…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (648+ words) Rare sighting of mother humpback whale fluke, Megaptera novaeangliae, swimming in San Francisco Bay with Golden Gate Bridge in background Grey whales are federally protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act after their numbers dropped by more than half in…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (745+ words) Bumblebees are the brainboxes of the insect world, suggests new research. The garden pollinators are able to solve puzzles spontaneously " despite having tiny brains, scientists say. Bumblebees were able to complete several new object-manipulation tasks in a series of groundbreaking…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (314+ words) The long-tailed weasel at San Diego Humane Society's Bahde Wildlife Center. (San Diego Humane Society via SWNS) A long-tailed weasel has returned to the wild after spending 70 days in care. The tiny patient, found alone on a trail in Riverside…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (438+ words) The moon bears during rescue from the bile bear farm. (Free the Bears via SWNS) The largest ever bear rescue in Southeast Asia has seen 27 moon bears freed from an illegal bear bile farm rescue operation in Laos. In a…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (258+ words) A Devon wildlife charity is celebrating a "baby boom" following the birth of four critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs. Shaldon Wildlife Trust welcomed quadruplets, born on May 4 to mother Eka and father Nero, and says it represents a significant milestone for…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (345+ words) Five-year-old Border Collie Sam is looking for a new home after failing to work as a sheepdog. (Animal Rescue Cumbria via SWNS) A sheepdog who flunked farm life because he'd rather spend time with humans than herd sheep is looking…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (660+ words) A frozen cave lion cub named Sparta, which has been radiocarbon dated to ca 32, 000 years before present and genetically identified as a female. (Love Dal'n via SWNS) An extinct species oflion once interbred with its modern cousins, suggests a new…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (464+ words) Katydids - often called long-horned grasshoppers - create songs by rubbing specialized structures on their wings together. (University of St Andrews via SWNS) A male insect uses its leaf mimicry to attract mates, reveals new research. Male katydids also use their "leafy…...