San Juan - Authorities in Puerto Rico are monitoring two dense-beaked whales that got free and are swimming off the US territory's northwest coast after they became stranded on the island along with ...

Saturday, May 17th, is Whale Watch Day 2025 between 5:00 and 7:00 PM on the headlands around Ireland. This annual event, now in its 23rd year, comprises free and guided whale watching at local ...

A Cuvier’s beaked whale plunged to an astonishing depth of nearly 3,000 meters (almost 10,000 feet), shattering previous records and challenging our understanding of mammalian physiology. This ...

The Inland Taipan and sea snakes, both possessing deadly venom, differ significantly in habitat, behavior, and threat to humans. The Inland Taipan, residing in arid Australia, boasts the most ...

Four species exist today: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) found throughout Australia and parts of New Guinea, and three species of long-beaked echidnas (genus Zaglossus) native to ...

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A Haast’s eagle attacks a moa pair. John Megahan, PLOS Biology, 3(1): e20 via Wikipedia under CC By 2.5 Evolution has a fondness for big birds. During the past 66 million years, repeated on ...

The Yangtze finless porpoise is both charming and intelligent. It even appears to have a permanent smile on its face. Unfortunately, the porpoise, which is native to China, is critically endangered ...

Microsoft just moved closer to reaching its 2030 water-positive goal. The software giant's latest data center design won't rely on water cooling, Sustainability Magazine reported. Removing cooling ...

Her name was Anjali, and she was pretty and petite, with tawny skin and a beaked nose like mine. Though shorter than me and frail from months of bed rest, she exuded fierceness. “I know who you ...

Ornithischians—beaked, herbivorous dinosaurs—flourished, as did armored species like Stegosaurus. Flying reptiles (pterosaurs) and early birds began soaring the skies. By the end of the Jurassic, ...