Bali's monkey thieves apparently understand economics

The token exchange paradigm shows that monkeys and great apes are able to use objects as symbolic tools to request specific food rewards. Such studies provide insights into the cognitive underpinnings of economic behaviour in non-human primates...

World's friendliest UPS driver takes photos with dogs he meets on his route

World's friendliest UPS driver takes photos with dogs he meets on his route

Virgin Orbit just launched a rocket from a Boeing 747

Virgin Orbit, the California-based satellite launch company, confirmed that its LauncherOne rocket reached space during the company’s second launch demonstration today, successfully deploying 10 payloads for NASA’s Launch Services Program..

After nearly losing his life, cat now won't stop talking

After nearly losing his life, cat now won't stop talking

Woman helps terminal calf live his best life

Champion story

Cleftie puppy deemed undesirable now living his best life

Cleftie puppy deemed undesirable now living his best life

Scientists spot electric eels zapping prey in packs

Scientists spot electric eels zapping prey in packs

There's something fishy about this robot swarm

Many fish species gather by the thousands and swim in harmony with seemingly no effort. Large schools display a range of impressive collective behaviors, from simple shoaling to collective migration and from basic predator evasion to dynamic maneuvers..

Rescue kangaroo insists on daily couch cuddles with dad

Rescue kangaroo insists on daily couch cuddles with dad

Woman teaches discarded disabled puppy to walk

Jack story

Newly discovered bat has already won 2021 Halloween

A group of scientists led by the American Museum of Natural History and Bat Conservation International have discovered a new species of a striking orange and black bat in a mountain range in West Africa. The species, which the researchers expect is..

Man hand-feeds dog who lost tongue in dogfighting

Man hand feeds dog who lost tongue in dogfighting

Bossy amputee cat has achieved total human domination

Bossy amputee cat has achieved total human domination

Man used rubber bands to save owl's life

Man used rubber bands to save owl's life

Scientists discover a bizarre new way snakes climb trees

Julie Savidge: Only four major types of snake locomotion have been recognized for nearly 100 years. And we've discovered a fifth. In this locomotion, the snake forms a loop like a lasso around the cylinder with its body. The loop of the lasso..

Bait dog discovers love and happiness for the first time

Bait dog discovers love and happiness for the first time

New beak gives parrot a second chance at life

New beak gives parrot a second chance at life

Family takes turns sleeping with weak, senior dog on the couch

Family takes turns sleeping with weak, senior dog on the couch

Wild groundhog basically adopts woman after meeting her on road

Stewie the groundhog

Why some volcanic sites look like wheat fields

Some volcanic sites create a scene remindful of a messy barbershop floor, except that it's acres and acres wide rather than a few square feet. The ground downwind of the crater can be strewn with Pele's hair, and it is almost impossible to avoid..

Pigeon with wing fracture finds forever home after treatment

Pigeon with wing fracture finds forever home after treatment

Grieving mama dog adopts kittens after losing her puppies

Grieving mama dog adopts kittens after losing her puppies

Harvard professor says alien object may have passed through our solar system

ʻOumuamua was the first interstellar object discovered near Earth that came from outside the solar system. It looked nothing like the asteroids and comets, these rocks that we have seen from within the solar system. First, it was much more elongated..

Dwarf giraffes have been spotted in the wild

Researchers with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation recently spotted two dwarf giraffes in Namibia and Uganda. These adult male giraffes are the first dwarf giraffes that have been described in the scientific literature. Using digital photogrammetry..

Woman raises squirrel rejected by mom

Thumbelina story

A new lava dome just formed in Hawaii

Lava forms a “dome fountain” at the inlet to the lava lake in Halema'uma'u crater January 2-3, 2021. Lava from the western vent cascades beneath roofed vertical channels to enter the lava lake at an inlet that has become partially submerged. The..

Dog missing part of her face finally finds forever home

Dog missing part of her face finally finds forever home

This pregnancy test was designed for blind people

From dealing with finances to accessing private medical information, privacy matters no matter who you are. But blind and partially sighted people are often denied their right to privacy due to inaccessible design and information. Taking a pregnancy..

Dog with overbite finds happiness with loving family

Dog with overbite finds happiness with loving family

Rare video captures snow leopard's call in the wild

Do you know what a snow leopard's call in the wild sounds like? I'm guessing you didn't imagine him sounding like this. The White Lion Foundation recently released this footage from Northern Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains. This is a rare video as snow..

Cleft puppy given up by breeder finds forever home

Cleft puppy given up by breeder finds forever home

Goat attacked by dog inside mother's womb now living her best life

Goat attacked by dog inside mother's womb now living her best life

Disabled dog overcomes odds to live her best life

Disabled dog overcomes odds to live her best life

So, this is how geologists collect hot lava

Geologist Tim Orr has quite a job. This 2017 clip shows how geologists sample lava from active volcanic sites. This video was captured in Hawaii. The lava is quickly put in a bucket of water to quench it. Changes in the lava chemistry provide..

Orphaned wombat bites his way to human mom's heart

Orphaned wombat bites his way to human mom's heart

This fish makes spears out of its spit to catch dinner

Archerfish hunt by shooting jets of water at unsuspecting insects, spiders, or even small lizards on leaves or twigs above, knocking them into the water below before gobbling them up.

Woman gives bait dog a second chance at life

Woman gives bait dog a second chance at life

Man learns his adopted dog turns into dinosaur at night

Mac story

USPS mail carrier builds cardboard shelter for stray cat

USPS mail carrier builds cardboard winter shelter for stray cat

Does this video suggest plants are conscious?

Mimosa leaves, pea tendrils, Venus flytraps and sundew traps all lost both their autonomous and touch-induced movements after exposure to anaesthetics. In Venus flytrap, this was shown to be due to the loss of action potentials under diethyl ether..

Rescued circus bear plays with snow for the first time

Rescued circus bear plays with snow for the first time

Coyote is hopelessly in love with woman who saved him

Coyote is hopelessly in love with woman who saved him

Move over waterfalls, Hawaii's got lava falls

Move over waterfalls, Hawaii's got lava falls

Earth during total solar eclipse

Earth during total solar eclipse

Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old Roman snack bar in Pompeii

The Thermopolium of Regio V, one of the snack bars at Pompeii, complete with an image of a Nereid riding a sea-horse, which had previously been partially excavated in 2019, re-emerges in its entirety, with other rich decorative still lifes, food..

Sad, obese shelter dog sheds half of her 'Jabba the Hutt' body

Sad, obese shelter dog sheds half of her body to find happiness

These Earthlings are (probably) living on the moon right now

Did you know there could be life on the moon right now? Not the alien kind, but rather microscopic Earthlings that traveled on a spacecraft and ended up there.

This eyeless cat made socket scratches a thing

Jazzy Purs story

This cryopreserved hornet could help save billions of bees

Five Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia), from the first nest found in the United States, have taken a trip across the country to a Washington, D.C. area Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility and the Smithsonian for study and preservation...

Thermal camera captures water lake turning into lava lake

This thermal timelapse shows the switch from water lake to lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u, spanning December 20 to December 24. During the initial phase of lava appearing in the crater, a large steam plume is generated as lava interacts with and boils..