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These New Snails Can Slam Shut Their Shells Like Doors
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (397+ words) It’s always good to have the option of some peace and quiet 2:30 PM CDT on October 12, 2026 Most of us who have been teenagers know the unique satisfaction of seeking refuge behind a shut door. So do these two new snail…...
The Secret Superpowers of Amphibians and Reptiles
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (828+ words) They are full of unusual senses 11:00 AM CDT on October 10, 2026 The Surinam toad is one of the strangest frogs on Earth. Flat-bodied, tiny-eyed and adapted to the murky waters of the Amazon basin, it hunts well despite having very poor…...
Frogs Wear Bacterial Armor to Defend Against Fungus
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (315+ words) It gives them a leg up in survival 5:00 PM CDT on September 28, 2026 Unlike scaly reptiles, frogs aren’t well-armored. But a recent study published in the journal Animal Microbiome shows that some frogs do sport hidden armor for defense in their…...
A Striking New Fish Species Discovered in Amazon
2+ week, 2+ day ago (435+ words) And it’s already endangered 9:00 AM CDT on September 26, 2026 The good news? The dazzling Laimosemion laranja killifish was just discovered in the Brazilian Amazon. The bad news? The team that discovered it is already recommending that it be placed on the…...
Let???s Do Some Leaf-Peeping From Space
2+ week, 3+ day ago (127+ words) Fall foliage from hundreds of miles up 5:00 PM CDT on September 25, 2026 Fall is officially here. Thanks to the roughly 23-degree tilt in Earth’s axis, the days are now growing shorter and colder in the northern hemisphere. That means deciduous trees…...
Behold, Crawzilla, the Not-Quite-Biggest Crayfish Ever Caught
2+ week, 3+ day ago (403+ words) And what it can teach us about body size 7:00 AM CDT on September 25, 2026 Some science is borne out of genuine curiosity, some comes from the desire to meet a pressing need, and some comes from goofing off with your coworkers....
Pangolins Are Some of the Most Illegally Trafficked Animals on the Planet. A Rediscovered Species Could Help
2+ week, 5+ day ago (364+ words) Manis aurita just got reinstated 11:00 AM CDT on September 23, 2026 Researchers have identified a new species of pangolin hiding in plain sight after more than five years of careful study. Well, that’s not exactly right. It’s more accurate to say that…...
This Stray Cat Turned Out to Be the First New Cat Species Discovered in Over a Century
3+ week, 3+ day ago (94+ words) It was living on a diet of rice, noodles, and eggs 1:00 PM CDT on September 18, 2026 And if the name is good enough for grandpas, it’s good enough for science. Welcome to the scientific community, L. tilcayo. Lead Image: Alessandro Verniani…...
Gondwana Really Was a Supercontinent
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (962+ words) And it helped kick‑start life on Earth 7:00 AM CDT on September 13, 2026 Some 550 million years ago, the Earth looked very different to what it does today. The Southern Hemisphere was dominated by an enormous, single continent known as Gondwana. This…...
The Hidden Power Struggle Between Lions and Hyenas
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (363+ words) There’s a lot of role reversal happening here 5:00 AM CDT on September 9, 2026 Scientists know that lions and hyenas are found together in the African veld. And the assumption has always been that hyenas skulk around lions to steal the leftover…...