39+ min ago   (360+ words) Orangutans are among the most recognisable animals of Southeast Asia, known for their reddish hair, intelligence and remarkable lives high in rainforest trees. But there are only three orangutan species left in the wild. World Orangutan Day, observed every year…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (374+ words) Only around 716 Tapanuli orangutans remain in the wild, leaving the world’s rarest great ape with little room for further population loss. The species lives in the Batang Toru ecosystem in northern Sumatra. Its habitat is already fragmented and under human…...

2+ day, 12+ min ago   (332+ words) Saber-toothed cats may have suffered from serious health problems as their populations declined before extinction, new research suggests. Scientists found signs of rare spinal tumours and several bone abnormalities in fossils of Smilodon fatalis from California’s La Brea Tar Pits....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (332+ words) Saber-toothed cats may have suffered from serious health problems as their populations declined before extinction, new research suggests. Scientists found signs of rare spinal tumours and several bone abnormalities in fossils of Smilodon fatalis from California’s La Brea Tar Pits....

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (203+ words) A person in Norway's Svalbard archipelago has been fined NOK 50,000 (around Rs 4.5 lakh) for deliberately disturbing a sleeping polar bear by sounding a ship's horn, according to the Governor of Svalbard. The incident took place in August when a vessel…...

4+ day, 32+ min ago   (568+ words) Scientists have discovered a previously unknown cavefish in an Alabama cave system located beneath the Redstone Arsenal, a major rocket development hub linked to NASA. The eyeless fish, named Demogorgonichthys arcanus, has been nicknamed the “demon cavefish” because of its…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (618+ words) Scientists from Brazil and other countries have discovered a previously unknown frog species in the flooded forests of the western Amazon, highlighting the region's largely unexplored biodiversity and the hidden diversity of species that can look remarkably alike. Named Adenomera…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (332+ words) A new international conservation initiative is set to strengthen efforts to protect snow leopards and other endangered big cats across five Himalayan regions. The PEACE+ Project, developed by the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) and the United Nations Development Programme…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (386+ words) What is a Lar gibbon? The Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar) is another name for the white-handed gibbon. This animal is an ape rather than a monkey. The species inhabits some areas in Southeast Asia. Lar gibbons are adapted for life…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (592+ words) Scientists from Brazil and other countries have discovered a previously unknown frog species in the flooded forests of the western Amazon, highlighting the region's largely unexplored biodiversity and the hidden diversity of species that can look remarkably alike. Named Adenomera…...