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Maya Murmu Elephant Attack
Maya Murmu Elephant Attack

Wild Elephant Tramples Woman To Death In India — Then Returns To Her Funeral To Attack Her Corpse

It's unclear why the elephant targeted the woman, though wildlife officials say that elephants rarely attack without provocation.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 13, 2022
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Wild Elephant Tramples Woman To Death In India — Then Returns To Her Funeral To Attack Her Corpse

It's unclear why the elephant targeted the woman, though wildlife officials say that elephants rarely attack without provocation.

By Kaleena Fraga June 13, 2022
Earthquake Rescue Rats
Earthquake Rescue Rats

These Rats Are Being Trained To Wear Tiny Backpacks — So That They Can Rescue Earthquake Survivors Trapped In Rubble

A scientist working with the Hero Rats Project is training rodents to navigate earthquake rubble, with promising results so far.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 7, 2022
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These Rats Are Being Trained To Wear Tiny Backpacks — So That They Can Rescue Earthquake Survivors Trapped In Rubble

A scientist working with the Hero Rats Project is training rodents to navigate earthquake rubble, with promising results so far.

By Kaleena Fraga June 7, 2022
Discokeryx Xiezhi Fighting
Discokeryx Xiezhi Fighting

Paleontologists In China Just Identified A Short-Necked, Head-Butting Ancestor Of The Giraffe

The discovery of Discokeryx xiezhi, a distant relative of modern-day giraffes with a shorter neck and hard skull, suggests that sexual competition — not food — drove giraffe evolution.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 3, 2022
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Paleontologists In China Just Identified A Short-Necked, Head-Butting Ancestor Of The Giraffe

The discovery of Discokeryx xiezhi, a distant relative of modern-day giraffes with a shorter neck and hard skull, suggests that sexual competition — not food — drove giraffe evolution.

By Kaleena Fraga June 3, 2022
Genyornis Eggs
Genyornis Eggs

Study Suggests That Egg-Eating Ancient Australians Helped Drive ‘Thunder Birds’ To Extinction

Genyornis, or 'thunder birds,' went extinct some 47,000 years ago, shortly after humans arrived in present-day Australia.

By Kaleena Fraga May 31, 2022

Study Suggests That Egg-Eating Ancient Australians Helped Drive ‘Thunder Birds’ To Extinction

Genyornis, or 'thunder birds,' went extinct some 47,000 years ago, shortly after humans arrived in present-day Australia.

By Kaleena Fraga May 31, 2022
Dolphin Urine
Dolphin Urine

New Study Shows Dolphins Recognize Their Friends By The Taste Of Their Urine

Scientists already knew that dolphins use "signature whistles" to identify themselves, but now they know that they also use the taste of urine.

By Marco Margaritoff May 26, 2022
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New Study Shows Dolphins Recognize Their Friends By The Taste Of Their Urine

Scientists already knew that dolphins use "signature whistles" to identify themselves, but now they know that they also use the taste of urine.

By Marco Margaritoff May 26, 2022
Kevin Adkins Holding Megalonyx Jeffersonii Skull
Kevin Adkins Holding Megalonyx Jeffersonii Skull

West Virginia Man Finds 11,000-Year-Old Sloth Skull While Hunting Turkeys

Kevin Adkins almost kicked the Ice Age skull to the side because he thought it was just debris from a recent flood — then he saw that it had teeth.

By Marco Margaritoff May 23, 2022
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West Virginia Man Finds 11,000-Year-Old Sloth Skull While Hunting Turkeys

Kevin Adkins almost kicked the Ice Age skull to the side because he thought it was just debris from a recent flood — then he saw that it had teeth.

By Marco Margaritoff May 23, 2022
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