Scientists study dust devils in southeast Oregon’s Alvord Desert

How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji

These bonobos know what you don't know

Kangaroo species went extinct in the Pleistocene. Research hops in with a possible explanation.

Scientists Discover New Deep-Sea Predator, Name It 'Darkness'
Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost
Stunningly Preserved Saber-Toothed Kitten Studied in World Firsta
Small fossil has big implications for bird brain evolution
Cloned ferret gives birth in Va., making history, U.S. officials say

World's oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaii at age 74
Mammoths topped the menu for North American Ice Age people

A new tarantula species is discovered in Arizona: What to know about the creepy crawler
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A 13,600-year-old mastodon skull is unearthed in an Iowa creek
16th-century compass unearthed in Poland may have belonged to Copernicus
Researchers say they've found the surprising source of a key piece of Stonehenge
The world's oldest solar calendar may have been unearthed in Turkey
Ancient pot of gold unearthed in Turkey hints at ‘gravest misfortune,’ researchers say

Yellowstone closes Biscuit Basin for the season after hydrothermal explosion
A hydrothermal explosion sends Yellowstone visitors running

AI gets scientists one step closer to mapping the organized chaos in our cells
What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a complex 'alphabet'
Oregon researchers use AI to study threatened coastal seabirds

Dropping a pin on the origins of life, reducing ‘smoke taint’ in Northwest wines, and atomically fast shutter speeds

Scientists scanning the seafloor discover a long-lost Stone Age 'megastructure'
New fossils suggest kelp forests have swayed in the seas for at least 32 million years
29-million-year-old grasshopper egg fossil found in John Day Fossil Beds

Bowie the lobster is half-blue, half-red, and all kinds of rare
Unlike chimps, bonobos offer hope that maybe we can all get along
When disaster strikes, these good boys and girls are your rescue crew
To control rabies in wildlife, the USDA drops vaccine treats from the sky
Oregon researchers test wild animals for COVID-19 virus

Meet the whale that may upend the offshore oil industry

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Tourist pleads guilty for handling a Yellowstone bison calf, leading to its death
Baby bison euthanized after being handled by a Yellowstone guest, rejected by her

Opinion: Progress can be a turtle
Climate change stresses out these chipmunks. Why are their cousins so chill?
Butterflies originated in North America after splitting from moths, new study suggests
An 'extremely rare' rainbow sea slug was spotted along the coast of England

Killer whale moms are still supporting their adult sons — and it's costing them

Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms
Climate Change Stresses Out These Chipmunks. Why Are Their Cousins So Chill?
Finding safe haven in the climate change future: Alaska and Hawaii
3 tribes dealing with the toll of climate change get $75 million to relocate

Why did ancient humans paint the same 32 symbols in caves all over Europe?

D.C. is filled with hidden fossils. Searching for them helped me find perspective