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A Colorado Man Died While Hiking — And Rescuers Found His Dog Alive At His Side Two Months Later

Finney the Jack Russell terrier was safely reunited with her family following her astonishing rescue.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • Nov 14, 2023

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A Colorado Man Died While Hiking — And Rescuers Found His Dog Alive At His Side Two Months Later

Finney the Jack Russell terrier was safely reunited with her family following her astonishing rescue.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • November 14, 2023

Inside The Tragic Death Of Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter Who Faced Down Nature’s Fiercest Creatures

In September 2006, Steve Irwin was filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef when a stingray suddenly pierced his chest. Within minutes, he was dead.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 11, 2023

Inside The Tragic Death Of Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter Who Faced Down Nature’s Fiercest Creatures

In September 2006, Steve Irwin was filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef when a stingray suddenly pierced his chest. Within minutes, he was dead.

By Natasha Ishak • November 11, 2023

Scientists In China Discover ‘Unusually Large’ Fossils Of 160-Million-Year-Old Bloodsucking Lampreys

Lamprey fossils are exceedingly rare, so these latest discoveries are helping scientists fill in an evolutionary gap between the fish that emerged 360 million years ago and those that swim in the world's oceans today.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 2, 2023

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Scientists In China Discover ‘Unusually Large’ Fossils Of 160-Million-Year-Old Bloodsucking Lampreys

Lamprey fossils are exceedingly rare, so these latest discoveries are helping scientists fill in an evolutionary gap between the fish that emerged 360 million years ago and those that swim in the world's oceans today.

By Austin Harvey • November 2, 2023

Eight-Year-Old Girl Finds 100,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Bones In Russia While Fishing With Her Father

Maryam Mirsaitova and her father stumbled across bones from a woolly mammoth, a bison, and a third animal that's yet to be identified.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 2, 2023

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Eight-Year-Old Girl Finds 100,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Bones In Russia While Fishing With Her Father

Maryam Mirsaitova and her father stumbled across bones from a woolly mammoth, a bison, and a third animal that's yet to be identified.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 2, 2023

After Three Years, This ‘Escape Artist’ Pet Tortoise Has Been Returned To Her Florida Home

Ty the tortoise was found just five miles from the home where she had originally escaped.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 27, 2023

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After Three Years, This ‘Escape Artist’ Pet Tortoise Has Been Returned To Her Florida Home

Ty the tortoise was found just five miles from the home where she had originally escaped.

By Austin Harvey • October 27, 2023

Researchers Working To Unlock The Mystery Of A ‘Fiji Mermaid’ Found In Japan More Than 100 Years Ago

The creature appears to be a hodgepodge of at least three species, and was likely displayed in 19th-century sideshows.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 27, 2023

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Researchers Working To Unlock The Mystery Of A ‘Fiji Mermaid’ Found In Japan More Than 100 Years Ago

The creature appears to be a hodgepodge of at least three species, and was likely displayed in 19th-century sideshows.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 27, 2023

Mummified Mice Discovered Atop Andean Volcanoes, Leaving Biologists Baffled

Both living and dead mice have been found atop Andean volcanoes, raising questions of how they got there — and why.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 25, 2023

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Mummified Mice Discovered Atop Andean Volcanoes, Leaving Biologists Baffled

Both living and dead mice have been found atop Andean volcanoes, raising questions of how they got there — and why.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 25, 2023

‘Mermaid Globster’ Washes Ashore In Papua New Guinea, Baffling Locals And Experts Alike

Though experts have put forward several theories about what the globster of Simberi Island could have been, no one knows for sure.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 20, 2023

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‘Mermaid Globster’ Washes Ashore In Papua New Guinea, Baffling Locals And Experts Alike

Though experts have put forward several theories about what the globster of Simberi Island could have been, no one knows for sure.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 20, 2023

Steve Irwin’s Son Successfully Breeds A Rare Australian Turtle That The Crocodile Hunter Discovered

Robert Irwin has followed in his father's footsteps as a conservationist and wildlife advocate, and now he's celebrating the birth of the first Irwin's turtle to be hatched in captivity.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • Oct 20, 2023

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Steve Irwin’s Son Successfully Breeds A Rare Australian Turtle That The Crocodile Hunter Discovered

Robert Irwin has followed in his father's footsteps as a conservationist and wildlife advocate, and now he's celebrating the birth of the first Irwin's turtle to be hatched in captivity.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • October 20, 2023

A Scottish Man Just Found A Suspected Chunk Of Ambergris On Ayrshire Beach That Could Be Worth Thousands

Ambergris, sometimes called "whale vomit," is used in expensive perfumes to make scents stick on the skin.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 16, 2023

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A Scottish Man Just Found A Suspected Chunk Of Ambergris On Ayrshire Beach That Could Be Worth Thousands

Ambergris, sometimes called "whale vomit," is used in expensive perfumes to make scents stick on the skin.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 16, 2023