Australian scientists have created their own version of Noah's Ark – but for Tasmanian devils. This project was called Devil Ark which was part of a plan to allow the endangered species on the mainland to repopulate, just in case all Tasmani...
Yes, you certainly read that right. The story going around the Internet world is that a kitteh (sic intentional) has been summoned to court for jury duty. According to the rumours circling around last week, a cat named Sal Esposito from east...
Sumatran Tiger fans and those at Taman Rimba zoo are rejoicing – a rare Sumatran Tiger gave birth to 3 healthy cubs on January 25, 2011. This was a welcome boost for the endangered species, said Didi Wuryanto who is the head of the provincial to...
A 70 metre wide crop circle was reportedly spotted on Monday January 24, 2011 in a rice field at Sleman, Yogyakarta in Indonesia.

According to reports, the crop circle pattern looks like an intricately designed flower, and is made out of cir...
It's not always the case that science and religion agree with each other. However, scientific researchers have just confirmed what believers of the Abrahamic religions already knew – that the miraculous parting of the Red Sea for Moses an...
A 9,400 year old dog skull fragment has been found amongst fossilised human waste. According to researchers, this is proof that humans have had domesticated dogs almost 10,000 years ago.

According to Samuel Belknap who is a graduate stude...
This week, the internet has been buzzing with news of a brand new species of giant crayfish. This news delighted animal lovers and er, seafood eaters, all across the world. It probably also inspired those who love horror movies like Godzill...
Although the ice age is well over and the woolly mammoth is thought to have become extinct over ten thousand years ago, it is the centre of an exciting new project created by scientists under the leadership of Kyoto University in Japan. The ai...
A 30,000 year old woolly mammoth tusks discovered in the Yukon may assist medical researchers in understanding bone diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis.

It is common for Scientists to use modern-day elephant tusk...
A few days ago in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Russian authorities found themselves having a mammoth problem of a time. The authorities found themselves confiscating 3 tonnes worth of ancient and valuable woolly mammoth tusks from a gang o...
If you have a fear or insects or arachnids, you better not check your mail. A German national shipped hundreds of live tarantulas into the United States of America through the post. He pleaded guilty to a federal smuggling charge, said the pr...
If you thought that humans were the only ones that grieved for those close to them who passed away – think again. Recently at a harbour in New Zealand, a grieving dolphin was photographed carrying a dead carcass of its calf on its head.

Accordi...
It is every animal rights campaigners dream – Fox Shoots Man. And this is exactly what happened last Thursday on a cold winters day in the picturesque countryside of the Grodno region in north-western Belarus.

After wounding the fox from a d...
With the potential come back of the avian flu during some of the coldest winter weather in a long time, it is no surprise that alarm bells have been ringing in Romania when a flock of birds mysteriously died. However according to Veterinarian...
The smallest breed of dog is the Chihuahua. It is named after the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. There are no breed standards for Chihuahuas. As a result, height varies between Chihuahuas. However, the general height of these dogs are between...
The Rufous-crowned Sparrow is a small American sparrow. This bird is found mostly across South-western USA and Mexico. Populations of this bird are often isolated from each other. This bird has a brown back with darker streaks and grey und...
Also known as a Banksian, Banks, or Black Cockatoo, the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is a bird that is native to Australia. They are commonly found in the drier parts of Australia. There are 5 subspecies recognised, though the most significan...
A member of the fairywren family is the White-winged Fairywren. It was forst collected in 1818 on Louis de Freycinet's voyage around the Southern Hemisphere by the French Naturalists, Jean Rene Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard. Unfo...
The Styracosaurus (or “spiked lizard” in English) is a herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur. It lived during the Cretaceous Period's Campanian stage which was about 76.5 to 75 million years ago. It was scientifically named and described in...
Also known as the Suffolk Sorrel or the Suffolk Horse, the Suffolk Punch is a breed of draught horse from England. Its name is from Suffolk county in East Anglia, and the name “Punch” refers to its strength and solid appearance.

The Suffolk Pu...