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Meet The Joro Spider — The Giant Asian Arachnid That’s Started To Invade The United States

The Joro spider is native to East Asia but started appearing in Georgia in 2014 after it likely got trapped on a shipping container.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 10, 2021

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Meet The Joro Spider — The Giant Asian Arachnid That’s Started To Invade The United States

The Joro spider is native to East Asia but started appearing in Georgia in 2014 after it likely got trapped on a shipping container.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 10, 2021

Scientists Just Discovered The First Direct Evidence Of Any Ancient Giant Sloth Species Eating Meat

By studying the amount of nitrogen isotopes in giant sloths' fur, scientists determined that these fearsome beasts were omnivores and likely scavenged South America for meat.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 9, 2021

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Scientists Just Discovered The First Direct Evidence Of Any Ancient Giant Sloth Species Eating Meat

By studying the amount of nitrogen isotopes in giant sloths' fur, scientists determined that these fearsome beasts were omnivores and likely scavenged South America for meat.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 9, 2021

Scientists Record ‘Virgin Births’ Among California Condors For The First Time

After studying the genetic makeup of two condor chicks, scientists realized that they'd been born without male contributions in a process called parthenogenesis.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 5, 2021

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Scientists Record ‘Virgin Births’ Among California Condors For The First Time

After studying the genetic makeup of two condor chicks, scientists realized that they'd been born without male contributions in a process called parthenogenesis.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 5, 2021

Meet The Australian Quokka, The Smiling Marsupial That Poses For Cute Selfies

Known as the world's happiest animal, the smiling quokka of Western Australia's Rottnest Island is like an excitable kangaroo that's the size of a cat.

By Erin Kelly • Nov 4, 2021

Meet The Australian Quokka, The Smiling Marsupial That Poses For Cute Selfies

Known as the world's happiest animal, the smiling quokka of Western Australia's Rottnest Island is like an excitable kangaroo that's the size of a cat.

By Erin Kelly • November 4, 2021

An Elephant In South Africa’s Kruger National Park Just Stomped A Suspected Poacher To Death

When rangers arrived at the scene, all that was left behind was a mangled body and the man's cell phone, which they are now using to find his accomplices.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 25, 2021

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An Elephant In South Africa’s Kruger National Park Just Stomped A Suspected Poacher To Death

When rangers arrived at the scene, all that was left behind was a mangled body and the man's cell phone, which they are now using to find his accomplices.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 25, 2021

The Frightening Shoebill Can Decapitate Baby Crocodiles — And Sounds Like A Machine Gun

Shoebills are famously intimidating, standing at five feet tall with a seven-inch beak that's strong enough to tear through six-foot fish.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 23, 2021

The Frightening Shoebill Can Decapitate Baby Crocodiles — And Sounds Like A Machine Gun

Shoebills are famously intimidating, standing at five feet tall with a seven-inch beak that's strong enough to tear through six-foot fish.

By Natasha Ishak • October 23, 2021

Inside The Atacama Desert, The Chilean Plateau That Looks Like Mars

The driest nonpolar desert on planet Earth, northern Chile's Atacama Desert is like a Martian landscape that's nestled between the Andes Mountains and South America's Pacific coast.

By Savannah Cox • Oct 23, 2021

Inside The Atacama Desert, The Chilean Plateau That Looks Like Mars

The driest nonpolar desert on planet Earth, northern Chile's Atacama Desert is like a Martian landscape that's nestled between the Andes Mountains and South America's Pacific coast.

By Savannah Cox • October 23, 2021

Stop And Smell The Corpse Flower, The Biggest Flower In The World

With blooms measuring over 10 feet tall, a corpse flower by any other name would smell just as horrible.

By Savannah Cox • Oct 20, 2021

Stop And Smell The Corpse Flower, The Biggest Flower In The World

With blooms measuring over 10 feet tall, a corpse flower by any other name would smell just as horrible.

By Savannah Cox • October 20, 2021

15 Photos Of Awe-Inspiring Fire Tornadoes That Show What An Angry Mother Nature Looks Like

Fire tornadoes can reach up to 400 feet high, and even though they usually last only a few minutes, can be utterly devastating.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 15, 2021

15 Photos Of Awe-Inspiring Fire Tornadoes That Show What An Angry Mother Nature Looks Like

Fire tornadoes can reach up to 400 feet high, and even though they usually last only a few minutes, can be utterly devastating.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 15, 2021

Scientists Just Discovered That This Common Wildflower Is Actually Carnivorous

A recent study found that Triantha occidentalis, known as the western false asphodel, gets its nutrients by eating the innards of small insects.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 14, 2021

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Scientists Just Discovered That This Common Wildflower Is Actually Carnivorous

A recent study found that Triantha occidentalis, known as the western false asphodel, gets its nutrients by eating the innards of small insects.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 14, 2021