Bigfoot could become California's official state mythical creature under proposed law
CALIFORNIA, USA — A California lawmaker is proposing to make Bigfoot the state’s official mythical creature. On Feb. 14, Assemblyman Chris Rogers (D-Santa Rosa) introduced Assembly Bill 666, which ...
Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival
The illegal trade of lion and leopard parts is growing in Senegal and threatening the lion's survival across West Africa ...
The epic journey of Canada’s last (and only) reindeer
Their unusual story began about a hundred years ago. Now, as they head to the high north, an ambitious new chapter is being ...
Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now
When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...
How moth abundances impact birds in boreal forests
A recent study has explored how changes in moth abundance affect insect-eating birds in Finland. The findings, published in ...
Creature of folklore — once feared extinct — seen sunbathing in Thailand, video shows
In a forest of eastern Thailand, a rare predator meandered along a rocky riverbank and stopped to rest in the sunshine. A nearby trail camera captured its every move. A team of rangers set out into ...
A 30-million-year-old fossil discovery may unlock secrets of predator's extinction
An apex carnivore was 'king of the ancient Egyptian forest' then mysteriously went extinct.
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Paleobotanists discover the world's oldest forest dating back 385 million years
Charles Ver Straeten, curator of sedimentary rocks at the New York State Museum, made an unexpected discovery while surveying ...
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Skull of never-before-seen beast from prehistoric Africa unearthed
Explore the fascinating discovery of the African predator Bastetodon syrtos, an ancient prehistoric carnivore from Egypt.