Animals
Ancient 'Monkey Lizard' with weird skin appendages hints at a colorful past
Mirasaura provides the first direct evidence that complex skin appendages appeared early during reptile evolution and are not unique to pterosaurs, birds, and other dinosaurs.
New research hints: Spiders came from the sea
The story of Dogxim – the animal that wasn’t supposed to exist
Japan under threat: 500-kilogram monsters chasing humans
Two of the world's strangest creatures are rewriting evolution science
A new study on a 100-million-year-old fossil reveals: The platypus and the echidna, the only two egg-laying mammals, may have been born in water rather than on land.
Ukrainian medic killed while rescuing dogs and wounded soldier honored by animal orgs.
Before her death, she had told soldiers “Until I leave food for every animal, we won’t go further.”
Kosher or cruel? The Jewish ethical dilemma of factory-farmed meat
Growing demand for meat worldwide sparks debate about 'tza’ar ba’alei chaim' – causing needless suffering to living creatures.
Israeli scientists: Stressed plants emit ultrasonic sounds influencing insect behavior
Female moths avoid plants emitting distress sounds, Israeli scientists find.
Chinese media reports: Cloned yak born in Tibet, weighs 33.5 kilograms at birth
Cloned yak weighed 33.5 kilograms at birth, significantly more than most newborn yaks, according to researchers.
Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage
Despite historical accounts, study finds minimal wolf ancestry in Qimmeq sled dogs.
Ritual donkey sacrifice in Israel provides insights into ancient Egyptian trade
The donkeys, found buried under a Bronze Age house in ancient Gath, near Tell es-Safi, were determined to have originated from ancient Egypt.
Authorities make arrest after unlicensed pet lion attacks woman and two children
The lion reportedly escaped from a farmhouse into an alleyway in Johan on Thursday. Footage revealed the lion was able to leap over the concrete wall into the alley.
Terror on the street: Lion escapes from home and attacks woman and two children
Security cameras captured the moment a lion raised in a home's yard leaped into a busy street, knocked a woman to the ground, and scratched two children in the face.
Turtle illegally smuggled onto El Al plane escapes, bites another passenger
The turtle was eventually captured by the flight crew and placed in a safe crate until the plane landed in Israel.
A father and son reached the most remote place on Earth—and found they weren’t alone
In the heart of the ocean lies the most distant point from any human on Earth. This location has become a spacecraft graveyard, and no one is supposed to be there.
