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A pinned moth with its wings spread out in front of a white background. The top of its wings have a dark amber coloration while its bottom part of its wings have a cream white color. Its body is orange-brown and it has slightly curled antennas.

Gorgeous moth given new name after a century of 'mistaken identity'

Calling it “the prettiest species” he’s ever encountered, entomologist Peter Huemer dedicated the discovery to his wife, Ingrid Maria.

a seabird called a streaked shearwater flies over the ocean.

New footage reveals that seabirds are constantly pooping. Here’s why that’s a good thing

Researchers strapped tiny cameras to 15 seabirds in Japan and realized that a certain behavior was helping the ocean.

A telescope octopus, translucent, floats upside down.

Scientists celebrate 40 potential new sea creatures uncovered by Argentinian expedition

The deep-sea livestream of Argentina’s Mar del Plata Canyon garnered over 17.5 million views in total.

From left to right: a woman with a hat covering her face pets a white wolfdog as it rolls on the ground, a woman photographed from the back slings her arm around a white wolfdog, a woman embraces a gray brown wolfdog as it stands on a platform.

'Wolfdog' sanctuary helps veterans with PTSD heal in 'non-traditional therapy' program

A wolfdog sanctuary in Northern Wisconsin has found a unique approach to helping local veterans.

A bird's eye view of a southern region of Vietnam, with city lights aglow

A new 'bent-toed' creature was discovered in Vietnam, and researchers are fighting to conserve it

A team of researchers were excited to find six creatures during a nighttime survey in a rural farming community in Ayun Pa, Vietnam.

A mountain range on an island. The sky is sunny and blue, dotted with clouds.

Fanged creature found 'barking' on island mountain. It's a new species, and it's worth protecting

A seven-person team of herpetologists has confirmed the existence of a new “fanged” species in the heart of Borneo, the third-largest island in the world.

A pika, a small mammal that looks like a hamster, screaming from the top of a mountain cliff

Scientists confirm two new species of pika in the Himalayas after 20 years of research

Two new species of pika — an adorable, loud-mouthed mammal — were recently confirmed using data that stretches back to 2003.

Kimberly Williams-Paisley, two veterinarians, and Brad Paisley, smile while petting a gray pit bull

Brad Paisley & Kimberly Williams-Paisley launch free vet clinic to help Nashville pets (and their parents)

A follow-up to a prior successful event, the couple teamed up with The Companion Project to provide free veterinary care.

On the left, the subtropical forests of eastern Cuba. On the right, a Polymita tree snail with a bright orange snail climbs on a branch.

British scientists join global effort to save 'world's most beautiful snails' from extinction

All six species of Polymita tree snail are in danger of extinction due to illegal shell trading — and two scientists from across the globe are on a mission to save them.

Two men stand atop a deep-sea submersible as it is launched just beneath the ocean's surface. A ship is in the background, as well as a blue sky

Deep-sea submersible stumbles upon 'unusually large' sea creature nearly 6,000 meters below the surface

An unassuming sea creature surprised scientists by withstanding ocean pressures nearly 600 times greater than surface level.

A photo collage of a man carrying a ghost trap, a wooden structure in the middle of a garden, the black stony coral, a forest full of trees, and two men standing at the top of a scaffolding while holding a hammer

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A scientist pokes a hole in the horn of a sedated rhino in South Africa

Scientists have a new way to halt illegal poaching in South Africa: Turning rhino horns radioactive

The “Rhisotope Project” is now in full swing.