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Giant 'cow of the Cretaceous' discovered almost 100 years ago identified as new duck-billed dinosaur
The dino lived during the Late Cretaceous alongside other hadrosaurids in present-day New Mexico.
Did reintroducing Wolves to Yellowstone really cause an ecological cascade?
Previous research on the effect of wolves on the food web has been criticized, raising questions about the predator’s role in the Yellowstone ecosystem.
Orcas are adopting terrifying new behaviors. Are they getting smarter?
From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fascinating — and sometimes terrifying — behaviors.
Primates Quiz: Go ape and test your knowledge on our closest relatives
Time to stop monkeying around — just don't go bananas if you get the wrong answer!
Science history: Dian Fossey found murdered, after decades protecting gorillas that she loved — Dec. 27, 1985
Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was murdered.
Spinosaurus relative longer than a pickup truck stalked Thailand's rivers 125 million years ago
A large fish-eating dinosaur died beside a river 125 million years ago in Cretaceous Thailand. Now, the remains of this ancient predator are helping researchers better understand Asia's enigmatic spinosaurids.
Flat-headed cat not seen in Thailand for almost 30 years is rediscovered
Conservationists are celebrating the rediscovery of flat-headed cats in Thailand after camera traps recorded the endangered feline for the first time in almost 30 years.
Last of its kind dodo relative spotted in a remote Samoan rainforest
The manumea, a critically endangered ground pigeon and one of the closest living dodo relatives, has been spotted multiple times in a remote Samoan rainforest.
