Latest articles by Kimberly Hickok
CBD and CBD Oil: What Is It and Does It Really Work?
CBD has become remarkably popular in recent years. But is it the cure-all people think it is?
Do Zombies Decay the Same Way As Humans?
Do the zombies in AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead" look like real, decaying human corpses?
Why Are So Many Gray Whales Washing Up Dead on California's Coast?
Eight dead gray whales have washed up on Northern California beaches in less than two months, and that has researchers concerned.
Ancient Four-Legged Whale Swam Across Oceans, Walked Across Continents
This ancient whale swam across the South Atlantic Ocean then got out of the water and walked across South America.
Another Dead Whale Full of Plastic. This Time, in Italy.
The whale's cause of death is still under investigation, but a stomach full of plastic isn't a healthy thing.
Enormous Great White Shark Pregnant with Record 14 Pups Was Caught and Sold in Taiwan
Big mamma shark and her baby sharks are, sadly, dead, but scientists are going to try to make the most of the situation.
Secret Group of Killer Whales Discovered in Southern Ocean
These marine mammals look like killer whales but smaller, with smaller patches above their eyes and pointier dorsal fins. What are these posers
Here's Why Great White Sharks Are Natural-Born Superheroes
What's the secret to being a badass great white shark? Millions of years of highly specialized genetic evolution.
In Photos: The Emperor Penguin's Beautiful and Extreme Breeding Season
Emperor penguins are the only penguin species that breeds on the frigid ice sheets of Antarctica in the dead of winter.
In Photos: The Majestic Painted Wolves of Zimbabwe
The painted wolves of Africa are one of the world's most endangered mammals.
Painted Wolves Caught on Camera Hunting Baboons for the First Time
Africa's painted wolves are beautiful, hard-core hunters.
Floating Sperm Whale Carcass That Looks Like Puffy Marshmallow Haunts Hawaii
Why does this dead sea creature look like the Michelin Man?
In Photos: The Tigers of India's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
Meet Raj Bhera and her adorable cubs.
Adorable Clip of Tiger Cubs Learning to Wrestle Will Melt Your Heart on This 'Arctic' Day
They might look cute and helpless now, but someday, these tiger cubs will be able to rip their prey to pieces.
Mysterious Great White Shark Death Solved, Fisherman Convicted
The ocean's top predator was no match for a well-placed shot from a .22-caliber rifle.
When You're an Alpha Chimp, Life Isn't a Barrel of Monkeys
Staying at the top of the pecking order is not an easy game for male chimpanzees.
In Photos: The Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzees
Photos of the critically endangered chimpanzees that call Senegal's Fongoli savanna home.
In Photos: The Lions of Kenya's Masai Mara
Take a closer look at one of Kenya's most treasured pride of lions.
10 Times Animals Behaved Oddly in 2018
Animals can get really weird. Here are our favorite examples from 2018.
10 Times Humans Were Total Morons Around Animals in 2018
Here are a few of humanity's most embarrassing and shameful moments involving animals this year.
145 Pilot Whales Found Dead on Remote New Zealand Beach. Nobody Knows Why.
Up to 145 pilot whales stranded on a remote New Zealand beach and no one knows why. All of the whales eventually died.
Found, Inside Dead Sperm Whale: 100 Plastic Cups, 4 Plastic Bottles, 25 Plastic Bags, 2 Flip-Flops
A dead sperm whale had more than 100 plastic cups, plastic bags, flip flops and other pieces of plastic in its stomach when it was found rotting on a beach in Indonesia.
