Can the 'walking palm' really use its stilt roots to move around ?
1-1-2024 |
12
For decades, there have been stories of a particular type of South American palm tree that can 'walk' several meters a year.
Scientists have conversation with a whale in world-first experiment
12-19-2023 | 10
The remarkable feat could help to pave the way toward communicating with aliens in the event of first contact.
If humans all vanished overnight, what would happen to our dogs ?
12-10-2023 | 24
How would our canine companions fare if all the humans in the world suddenly disappeared ?
Extremely rare white leucistic alligator is born at a park in Florida
VIDEO 12-9-2023 | 1
The new arrival is so rare, in fact, that it has been over three decades since the last known hatchling was documented.
'Unicorn' shows up on game camera in Petrified Forest National Park
11-28-2023 | 1
Wildlife officials in Arizona recently posted up still images of an animal with a single horn on its head.
Rare Vangunu giant rat caught on camera for the first time ever
11-24-2023 | 4
Native to the Solomon Islands, the rat hadn't even been recognized as a real species until relatively recently.
Plan to use heavy metal music to deter orca attacks could backfire
11-21-2023 | 8
Sailors off the Iberian coast have been attempting to find ways to protect their boats from being attacked by killer whales.
New research dispels myths about the last captive thylacine
11-13-2023 | 0
New claims had come to light in recent years implying that there were two thylacines at the zoo and that the last one had died of neglect.
Mystery as pond in Hawaii nature reserve turns bright shade of pink
VIDEO 11-13-2023 | 1
Local wildlife authorities have been attempting to figure out exactly what might be responsible for the color change.
Python hunters catch gargantuan 17ft snake in Florida Everglades
11-10-2023 | 12
Mike Elfenbein and colleagues discovered the massive reptile at Big Cypress National Preserve last week.
This real-life 'Jersey Devil' is actually a genuine creature
10-28-2023 | 13
It might look like a rendering of some obscure Pokemon, but it is in fact a real animal.
Storm Babet lifts up entire forest floor in remote Scottish woodland
VIDEO 10-22-2023 | 3
The unusual phenomenon was recently captured on film by a dog walker in Stirlingshire.
Mysterious, web-like strands are falling from the sky over California
VIDEO 10-7-2023 | 12
A peculiar natural phenomenon has been leaving California residents watching the skies this month.
Enigmatic new snake discovered... but it may already be dead
10-5-2023 | 2
Researchers outline a new study that identified a mysterious type of snake from Zimbabwe as a new species.
The mayfly has the shortest adult lifespan of any known animal
9-11-2023 | 3
Life is short, but when compared with the lifespans of some creatures, human lives last almost an eternity.
Mysterious 'golden egg' discovered on the ocean floor
9-6-2023 | 9
The unidentified object, which has been likened to one of the eggs from the movie 'Alien', was found off the coast of Alaska.
New species of snake has been named after Harrison Ford
8-18-2023 | 2
The serpent, which was found in the remote mountains of Peru, has been named in homage to Ford's most famous character.
Sun bears are so human-like they can be mistaken for people in suits
VIDEO 8-17-2023 | 19
Recent footage from a zoo in China suggested that the sun bear was a man in a suit - but actually it wasn't.
Kayaker comes across humpback whale that appears frozen in place
VIDEO 8-14-2023 | 16
Social media star Brodie Moss came across a whale's tail sticking out of the water while out on his kayak.
Hidden 'underworld' discovered beneath deep sea hydrothermal vents
VIDEO 8-10-2023 | 2
Scientists have discovered an entirely new ecosystem filled with exotic life forms beneath the ocean floor.
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