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City Raccoons Are Domesticating Themselves — And Evolving To Be More Like Pets To Get Our Trash

Researchers say North American raccoons who live in cities are beginning to look and act differently from their rural counterparts.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 21, 2025

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City Raccoons Are Domesticating Themselves — And Evolving To Be More Like Pets To Get Our Trash

Researchers say North American raccoons who live in cities are beginning to look and act differently from their rural counterparts.

By Austin Harvey • November 21, 2025

66-Million-Year-Old Mystery Fossil Known Only As ‘The Thing’ Turns Out To Be A Prehistoric Sea Lizard Egg

It's the largest reptile egg ever discovered, and the creature who laid it was at least 200 feet long.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 20, 2025

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66-Million-Year-Old Mystery Fossil Known Only As ‘The Thing’ Turns Out To Be A Prehistoric Sea Lizard Egg

It's the largest reptile egg ever discovered, and the creature who laid it was at least 200 feet long.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 20, 2025

New Studies Reveal How Prehistoric Humans Traveled With And Bred Their Canine Companions

Two recent studies analyzed the skull shape and genomes of ancient dogs and determined that traveling with and breeding canine companions has been important to humans for over 10,000 years.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 18, 2025

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New Studies Reveal How Prehistoric Humans Traveled With And Bred Their Canine Companions

Two recent studies analyzed the skull shape and genomes of ancient dogs and determined that traveling with and breeding canine companions has been important to humans for over 10,000 years.

By Austin Harvey • November 18, 2025

An Amateur Fossil Hunter Has Discovered A Previously Unknown Insect Species That Lived 151 Million Years Ago

Scientists recently examined a set of fossils gathered by 82-year-old Robert Beattie and identified a new species of non-biting midge — the oldest ever found in the Southern Hemisphere.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 14, 2025

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An Amateur Fossil Hunter Has Discovered A Previously Unknown Insect Species That Lived 151 Million Years Ago

Scientists recently examined a set of fossils gathered by 82-year-old Robert Beattie and identified a new species of non-biting midge — the oldest ever found in the Southern Hemisphere.

By Austin Harvey • November 14, 2025

Scientists Have Discovered The World’s Largest Spider Web That Covers 1,140 Square Feet

In a pitch-black cave along the border of Greek and Albania, researchers discovered a 1,140-square-foot spider web that houses two spider species — an unprecedented example of cohabitation.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 6, 2025

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Scientists Have Discovered The World’s Largest Spider Web That Covers 1,140 Square Feet

In a pitch-black cave along the border of Greek and Albania, researchers discovered a 1,140-square-foot spider web that houses two spider species — an unprecedented example of cohabitation.

By Austin Harvey • November 6, 2025

Researchers Just Identified A ‘Polar Rhino’ That Lived In The Canadian Arctic 23 Million Years Ago

Due to its small, pony-sized body and horn-less skull, researchers were initially baffled as to what Epiaceratherium itjilik was, calling the creature "a little bit of a weirdo."

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 6, 2025

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Researchers Just Identified A ‘Polar Rhino’ That Lived In The Canadian Arctic 23 Million Years Ago

Due to its small, pony-sized body and horn-less skull, researchers were initially baffled as to what Epiaceratherium itjilik was, calling the creature "a little bit of a weirdo."

By Ainsley Brown • November 6, 2025

The Beast Of Gévaudan, The Mysterious Monster That Stalked And Killed Villagers In 18th-Century France

In the 1760s, a wolf-like monster known as the Beast of Gévaudan reportedly killed hundreds of people in gruesome fashion — and to this day, no one knows exactly what it was.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 2, 2025

The Beast Of Gévaudan, The Mysterious Monster That Stalked And Killed Villagers In 18th-Century France

In the 1760s, a wolf-like monster known as the Beast of Gévaudan reportedly killed hundreds of people in gruesome fashion — and to this day, no one knows exactly what it was.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 2, 2025

Paleontologists Just Revealed The Most Complete Dinosaur Remains Ever Found

Two Edmontosaurus fossils discovered in Wyoming were uncovered in such pristine condition that they're being called "mummies." Not only is their skin preserved in perfect detail, but researchers were also able to see something they'd never encountered on any dinosaur: hooves.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 28, 2025

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Paleontologists Just Revealed The Most Complete Dinosaur Remains Ever Found

Two Edmontosaurus fossils discovered in Wyoming were uncovered in such pristine condition that they're being called "mummies." Not only is their skin preserved in perfect detail, but researchers were also able to see something they'd never encountered on any dinosaur: hooves.

By Ainsley Brown • October 28, 2025

A Polo-Obsessed Tang Dynasty Noblewoman Was Buried With Donkeys So She Could Keep Playing In The Afterlife

When the noblewoman's tomb was uncovered in 2012, researchers were stumped as to why she had been buried with the beasts of burden.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 27, 2025

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A Polo-Obsessed Tang Dynasty Noblewoman Was Buried With Donkeys So She Could Keep Playing In The Afterlife

When the noblewoman's tomb was uncovered in 2012, researchers were stumped as to why she had been buried with the beasts of burden.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 27, 2025

33 Breathtaking Illustrations Of America’s Birds By John James Audubon

John James Audubon was one of the most renowned naturalists and artists of the 19th century, but he also left behind a complicated legacy.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 24, 2025

33 Breathtaking Illustrations Of America’s Birds By John James Audubon

John James Audubon was one of the most renowned naturalists and artists of the 19th century, but he also left behind a complicated legacy.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 24, 2025