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When a horse whinnies, there’s more than meets the ear
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (1753+ words) Ari Daniel | February 25, 2026 "I was riding horses when I was young," she recalls. "I can't remember at which age I started, but maybe 6 or 7 years old. I did few competitions, but I was never a big fan of that. I…...
Newly discovered dinosaur species was a fish-eater with a huge horn
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (586+ words) Rebecca Hersher | February 22, 2026 A newly discovered species of large dinosaur lived in marshy areas, hunted for fish and had an impressive horn protruding from its skull. It is the first time in over 100 years that scientists have discovered a new…...
An ape, a tea party — and the ability to imagine
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1585+ words) Nathan Rott | February 10, 2026 The ability to imagine things that aren't real " to make believe " is a fundamental part of being human. What starts as imaginary friends and playing pretend develops into an ability, over time, to step out of reality....
Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (628+ words) WASHINGTON " Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said. With temperatures in the breeding ground…...
Scientists say they have discovered 20 new species deep in the Pacific Ocean
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (682+ words) Chandelis Duster | December 21, 2025 Scientists believe they have discovered at least 20 new species in a deep part of the Pacific Ocean. The discoveries were found after researchers from the California Academy of Sciences retrieved 13 reef monitoring devices that had been placed…...
A photographer discovers miles of dinosaur tracks near Italy’s Winter Olympic venues
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (682+ words) Rachel Treisman | December 17, 2025 Have you ever watched the Olympics and thought "this would be better with a hint of dinosaurs?" Well, you're in luck. On Tuesday, Italian officials announced the discovery of thousands of dinosaur tracks on "nearly vertical dolomite…...
Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here’s how these Texas towns are coping
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1032+ words) Carlos Morales | December 9, 2025 ALPINE, Texas " In one of the most remote corners of Texas, Matt Hewitt is unlocking the door to a giant steel trap he's hoping will catch a black bear. "It's completely empty," Hewitt says, as he reaches…...
This High Arctic rhino may change what we know about ancient animal migrations
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (989+ words) Aru Nair | December 4, 2025 Researchers from the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) have identified a new species of rhino that once roamed Canada's High Arctic 23 million years ago. The extinct rhinoceros, described in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, is the northernmost…...
This ‘magical’ dinosaur specimen emerged from the ground like a polished jewel
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (1523+ words) Ari Daniel | October 23, 2025 Once he got closer, Tsogtbaatar " who now works at North Carolina State University " knew exactly what it was. A dome-shaped skull. It turned out that Tsogtbaatar had just discovered a new species of pachycephalosaur, a unique group…...
Some ant architects design a colony to cut the risk of disease. Humans, take note!
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (1623+ words) Ari Daniel | October 21, 2025 Ants are many things. They're hard workers and intensely social. They're quite strong for their size. And now they may also be a source of architectural inspiration too " for designing spaces that reduce the spread of disease....