Animals
Scientists Find Thousands Of Previously Undiscovered Species Cowering In Amazon Rainforest
MANAUS, BRAZIL—A team of scientists studying the Amazon Rainforest announced the remarkable discovery this week of thousands of previously undiscovered mammals, reptiles, birds and ...
Gray Wolves Sighted In Capitol Building For First Time In 85 Years
Species Making Comeback In Senate Chambers, Excited Wildlife Experts Say
WASHINGTON—Wildlife biologists confirmed Friday they have documented multiple sightings of endangered gray wolves in the U.S.
Mosquitoes Don't Even Need To Bite Us, Study Shows
MINNEAPOLIS—According to a study published Friday by researchers at the University of Minnesota, mosquitoes have no physiological reason to bite humans, and in fact ...
Study: Red Meat Takes Years Off Of Cow's Life
WASHINGTON—Confirming years of speculation, a new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Health Monitoring System has found that red ...
Manny Ramirez Trying To Train Birds To Carry His Pop Fly Balls Over Fence
OAKLAND, CA—In an apparent attempt to keep himself relevant this season after a year off and a 50-game suspension to come, Manny Ramirez told ...
Burmese Pythons Exterminating Everglades Mammals
A study in the journal Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences links a drastic decline in raccoons and other mammals in the Florida everglades ...
Fish At Pretty Good Place In Its Life Right Now
GULF OF MEXICO—Pausing a moment from swimming around its shallow coastal habitat to speak with reporters, a 14-month-old Atlantic thread herring admitted Tuesday that ...
Bee Species Rediscovered
Scientists from the University of California–Riverside announced they have rediscovered a bumblebee that was last seen in 1956.
U.S. Horse Slaughter To Resume
A five-year ban on the butchering of horses for meat has expired, meaning slaughterhouses can once more process horses for human consumption.
Osprey Devours Lion In Massive Food-Chain Shake-Up
DAR ES SALAAM—With its dramatic depiction of an osprey stalking, killing, and eating a lion, a video released Tuesday reveals what alarmed scientists have ...














