On a Costa Rican beach where the jungle meets the sea, the recorded cries of a lost baby sloth recently blasted from a loudspeaker. Volunteers from the nonprofit Jaguar Rescue Center had hiked ...
Syrian Group Dances in the Streets to Create Social Change
Syria’s civil war and the devastation it has wrought on the country’s people have made headlines around the world since 2011. Images of the strife-ridden nation have been widely broadcast and ...
No, Captain Cook's Ship Hasn't Been Found Yet
However, according to data presented by the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP), a non-profit organization that presented their research at the press conference and is heading up the ...
Could Humans and Dinosaurs Coexist? Here's the Science.
In Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, humans are faced with a moral dilemma: Do we save the dinosaurs brought back to life by science when they are threatened by volcanic annihilation? Or do we let the d...
Meet the Bug That Armors Itself With Shells
Many insects know the power of this form of stylish protection. For instance, caddisfly larvae, which sometimes measure only a tenth of an inch long, may be the world’s tiniest artisans. These aquatic ...
Right Stuff for Life Found on Small Saturn Moon
On Saturn’s small moon Enceladus, perpetual fountains of alien seawater launch all sorts of curious stuff into space: water, salt, silica, and even simple carbon-containing compounds fly into the void ...
World’s Biggest Pig Captured in Rare Video
At 600 pounds, the giant forest hog may be on average the world’s biggest pig—but it’s also one of the most mysterious. There are likely three species of giant forest hog in West, Central, and East Af...
Rule to Allow Hunting Could Doom Rare Red Wolves
The red wolf, which once roamed all the way from Texas to New York, has dwindled to a wild population of around 35, found only in one peninsula in eastern North Carolina. On Wednesday, the U.S. Fish a...
Sled Dogs Have Been Pulling Us for Millennia, Archaeology Shows
As dogs cross the finish line in the grueling 1,150-mile (1,850-kilometer) Iditarod this week, they’ll probably be feted with extra treats. But we owe sled dogs a really great tummy scratch, too, for ...
Amazing Mummies: King Tut's Great Grandparents
A recent radar scan of King Tut's tomb revealed tantalizing hints that one or more rooms may lie behind the painted walls of the teenage pharaoh's burial chamber. The final report is due soon. If it c...