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Good News in History, August 28
234 years ago today, German astronomer William Herschel discovered the sixth largest moon of Saturn, the icy, 500 kilometer-wide Enceladus. The 19th largest moon...
60% of Ecuadorians Vote Against Continued Oil Drilling in Critical Amazon Biosphere
It was called the Yasuní popular consultation, and it asked the people of Ecuador a simple question: "Do you agree with the Ecuadorian government...
An Animal New to Science is Named After Indiana Jones, ‘Why Did it Have to be Snakes!’ – Tachymenoides Harrisonfordi
A snake new to science has been named after Harrison Ford in honor of his passionate environmental advocacy and for the matter of a...
How Lizards Regenerate their Tails Could Lead to Arthritis Treatments: Key Cartilage Cells Identified
Lizards have the ability to shed their tails to escape predators, after which they will regrow in around 60 days' time.
Although it looks like...
Palm Beach County Smashes All-Time Record for Sea Turtle Nests: 21,800 and Counting
Palm Beach County has already shattered the record for the number of turtle nests recorded during a single nesting season on Juno Beach, with...
Pterosaur Dubbed ‘Elvis’ Because of Quiff-like Bony Crest on its Head 145 Million Years Ago
This flying reptile, found in a German rock quarry, wasn't fully grown when it was embedded in the sediment, but it nevertheless sported a...
Your Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
First Recorded Birth of Critically-Endangered Burmese Peacock Turtle Hatchlings (WATCH)
This little fellow is the Burmese peacock softshell turtle, and he's sitting here in the hands of one of the first humans to ever...
Newly Discovered Rock Art Panels Depict How Ancient Ancestors Envisioned Creation and Adapted to Change
Australia's vast wildernesses are famous for many things, but rock art, specifically one of the largest concentrations of rock art known in the world,...
New Dinosaur With Rows of Bristles On its Head Like a Toothbrush Has Been Discovered
Researchers say this strange, dome-headed, bristle-bristling dino from 68 million years ago has traces of keratin, what fingernails and rhino horn are made of,...
90-Year-old Tortoise Becomes a Father For the First Time With Partner of 29 Years –Triplets!
Mr. Pickles, a 90-year-old radiated tortoise and the oldest animal at the Houston Zoo, became a father for the first time last week.
Mr. Pickles...
29 Species Have Recovered Enough in Australia to be Taken Off Endangered List–a Milestone for Celebration
A large research project studying endangered species in Australia has tallied 29 recovered species—all animals that can be safely de-listed from the country's endangered...
Paleontologists in India Have Hit on an Epic Find: Hundreds of Bowling Ball-Sized Titanosaur Eggs
Indian paleontologists recently uncovered a find of titanic proportions—a series of sauropod nests or "clutches" that contained 256 dinosaur eggs in total.
The eggs yielded...
Bizarre Creature From China Had a Dinosaur Head on Bird’s Body – a Missing Link From 120 Million Years Ago
The evolution of dinosaurs into birds is a transition that encompasses such dramatic morphological changes that paleontologists are still scratching their heads to understand...
Baby Galápagos Pink Iguanas Seen for the First Time Ever—Offering So Much Hope to Scientists
For the first time since the species was discovered in the Galápagos Islands, baby Galápagos pink iguanas have been seen in the wilds of...
A Fossil Found in Museum’s Storeroom Cupboard Has Shifted the Origin of Modern Lizards Back 35 Million Years
An English fossil found in a museum's storeroom has shifted the origin of modern lizards back 35 million years, according to new research.
The specimen,...
The ‘T. Rex of its Day’ Lived 340 million Years Ago with Razor Sharp Teeth and Strange Connection to Us
A terrifying predator that lived 340 million years ago has been dubbed "the T. rex of its day."
Named Whatcheeria deltae, it had huge razor...
Endangered Manning River Turtles Released into Wild After Egg Rescue During ‘Black Summer’
Australian conservationists have released 10 juvenile turtles into the wild, which they had saved from becoming charred omelets during the 2020 bushfires.
The Manning River...
This 120-Million Year Old Bird/Dinosaur Hybrid Is Teaching Us How Birds Came to Be
A bizarre cross between a bird and a dinosaur had blue, brown and grey feathers, a long tail, and small teeth.
What's more, their brain...
Sea Turtle Boom Astonished Volunteers in Florida With Best Nesting Season on Record
Turtle counting teams have recorded the biggest nesting season on the Southwest Florida beaches of Bonita, Vanderbilt, and Naples, as well as Marco and...