Animals
As Israeli owners struggle from daily Iranian attacks, pets pay the price of war
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Those giving up pets for war-related reasons often do so because they know they will not be home to provide the love and care their dogs deserve.
Video: Stowaway possum spotted camouflaging among plushies at airport shop
Dressed for the afterlife: What 7,000-year-old grave soil reveals about Stone Age clothing - study
The first "smartphone" for pets unveiled in Barcelona
Disney dinners stunned as hungry opossum crashes Magic Kingdom dessert party
“Even the [opossums] came for the Disney dining experience,” TikTok user Shay wrote.
WATCH: Labrador swept out to sea rescued by San Diego Fire Department lifeguards
Sadie, the five-year-old pup, escaped her home while her family was distracted by a football game.
Animal rights orgs. hit out at 'ridiculous' claim crocodiles were culled over terrorism fears
The Civil Administration and the Nature and Parks Authorities both claimed in the letter that the killings were carried out to avoid a potential "terrorist incident."
Party animal: Drunk raccoon behind viral liquor store break-in honored with cocktail namesake
The drunken shenanigans of the raccoon have also inspired a fundraising campaign for the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
Teenager with dreams of becoming lion tamer mauled to death by big cats after entering enclosure
The 19-year-old had previously tried to sneak onto a flight to Africa in hopes of being with the big cats.
Sharks, pigeons may have something in common - the electric sensors in their ears - study
The inner ear tissue in pigeons, which contains “cells with highly sensitive electric sensors,” resembles that of sharks, which use it for hunting.
Want a personal trash panda? Raccoons may be evolving for domestication
Beyond evolving features cuter to humans, the mammal has also become less fearful of humans, according to the study.
Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs
The garfish - long, slender, its snout filled with sharp teeth- is considered “critically endangered," earning it a spot on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.
Scientists discover RNA molecules from a mammoth that went extinct 40,000 years ago
The never-before-seen biological snapshot provides insight into the young mammoth's final moments, expanding our knowledge of creatures that went extinct tens of thousands of years ago.
Oldest RNA recovered from 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth rewrites decay timeline
The RNA extracted from Yuka's muscle tissue is the oldest ever found, twice as old as the previous record from a 14,300-year-old wolf skin, challenging long-held assumptions about RNA's decay rate.
