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'Closer than people think': Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens next Scientists are getting very close to bringing a few iconic species, like woolly mammoths and dodos, back from extinction. That may not be a good thing.
Greate white shark photo taken from a shark diving cage.
How did sharks become Earth's 'ultimate survivors'? Paleontologist John Long finds answers in new book 'The Secret History of Sharks' "The Secret History of Sharks" author John Long met with Live Science to discuss his new book, recent revelations about megalodons, and how he got over his fear of great whites.
an eastern lowland gorilla mother with a baby nursing in the jungle
'The simplicity of life just hits you': Watch rare footage of critically endangered eastern lowland gorilla feeding her baby in the wild Filmmakers captured a mother eastern lowland gorilla nursing her infant for the PBS show "Silverback."

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No need to wait for Black Friday — one of Canon's best cameras for wildlife photography just got even cheaper and is now discounted by over $1,500

By Paul Brett last updated

Deal Walmart has an incredible Amazon-beating discount on the brilliant Canon EOS R5.

Deal
Clack-and-white photograph of Charles Darwin sitting in a chair. Darwin is old and has a long white beard.

Charles Darwin quiz: Test your knowledge on the 'father of evolution'

By Sascha Pare published

Quiz Charles Darwin is famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection, but how much more do you know about the British naturalist?

Quiz
Two perfectly articulated skeletons of the sheep-size dinosaur Psittacosaurus, found in China's Yixian Formation. New research suggests they died in burrow collapses, not via volcanism, as previously thought.

Cretaceous 'Pompeii' of China isn't what we thought

By Jacklin Kwan published

Incredibly well preserved dinosaurs at China fossil site were thought to have been buried in huge volcanic eruptions, similar to the Mount Vesuvius that covered the city of Pompeii 2,000 years ago. But new research says this isn't how things happened.

Dinosaurs
King cobra faces camera.

King cobra mystery that's puzzled scientists for 188 years finally solved

By Elise Poore published

Scientists identified four new species of king cobra from 154 museum specimens.

Snakes
A cocker spaniel dog shaking water off

We finally know why dogs shake when they're wet

By Stephanie Pappas published

We now know the nerve responsible for dogs shaking water all over your dry clothes.

Dogs
An illustration of Borealopelta on a gradient background.

Armored dinosaur could withstand the impact of a high-speed car crash, thanks to the 'bulletproof vest' over its plate armor

By Sierra Bouchér published

The new research suggests that this dinosaur's armor was adapted for fighting between members of Borealopelta markmitchelli.

Dinosaurs
A man holds a small white shark underwater

Incredibly rare, ghostly white shark discovered off Albania

By Melissa Hobson published

A ghostly white angular roughshark found near Sazan Island, Albania, is the first example of leucism ever recorded in the species.

Sharks
A cat tilting its head

Cats are better at word association than human babies are, study finds

By Victoria Atkinson published

Cats are quicker than babies to associate a picture of a word with its corresponding picture, new research shows.

Domestic Cats
a nile crocodile with its head out of the water with its mouth slightly open

Crocodile quiz: Test your knowledge on the prehistoric predators

By Hannah Osborne published

The Nile crocodile is one of the largest predators in Africa.

Alligators & Crocodiles
A terror bird with a large beak and small, flightless wings stands on a savannah

A giant crocodilian killed the largest 'terror bird' ever found, 12 million years ago

By Sierra Bouchér published

The fossilized leg bone of the terror bird went unidentified for almost 20 years.

Extinct Species
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