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Why are cave-dwelling eels growing skin over their left eyes? It may be evolution in action.
By Sascha Pare published
These "greedy" eels likely retreated into the gloomy depths of underwater caves in search of tasty crustaceans and are adapting to the darkness by going blind, one eye at a time.
Massive dino from Brazil ate 'like a pelican,' controversial new study finds. Why is it causing an uproar?
By Harry Baker published
The study reveals new information about the carnivorous dinosaur Irritator challengeri, but the research has been criticized because the fossils may have been illegally removed from Brazil.
Extremely rare case of mad cow disease detected in the US
By Harry Baker published
It is only the seventh case of the deadly disease reported in the U.S. since it first emerged in the country in 2003.
Some mice tails are secretly reinforced with bony scales, just like dinosaurs
By Harry Baker published
CT scans revealed a layer of bony scales, or osteoderms, hidden beneath the skin of the tails in spiny mice.
'Mini kangaroos on steroids' make comeback in South Australia after disappearing for 100 years
By Sascha Pare published
The tiny marsupials have a penchant for peanut butter, which researchers have used to help them monitor and conduct health checks on the population.
Frozen in time: 10 prehistoric animals found trapped in ice
By Amy Grisdale last updated
Here are 10 of the most famous prehistoric creatures found in the frozen ice.
Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved
By Sarah Moore published
Scientists use a novel application of chromosomal analysis to finally answer a question that has challenged biologists for over a century.
Fearsome saber-toothed giant dominated at dawn of 'Great Dying', but its reign was short-lived
By Sascha Pare published
Inostrancevia, a creature with tough skin like a rhino's, migrated 7,000 miles across the ancient supercontinent Pangaea and briefly dominated what is now South Africa before going extinct.
Watch a great white shark devour a seal off the coast of Cape Cod, shocking nearby whale watchers
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A video that captures a shark attacking a gray seal is going viral and marks the first great white shark sighting of the season in Cape Cod.
Watch exclusive clip of never-before-depicted dinosaur from Prehistoric Planet season 2
By Sascha Pare published
Episode two, available to stream today on Apple TV+, features the heavily armored Tarchia, a dinosaur with an inbuilt air conditioning system and one of the largest ankylosaurs.
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