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  • Why “Man-Eating” Animals Attack People

    Thanks to tens of thousands of years of increasingly complex tools and technology at our disposal, humans have become the most apex of apex predators on this planet, doing what our hominid ancestors could not: keep ourselves from becoming food. Well, mostly. As clever as we are, humans are still very much considered morsels by […] More

  • Animals Are Floating on Trash From Japan to the U.S. After 2011 Tsunami

    Years after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s Tōhoku region, we’re still seeing the effects, even here in the United States. Debris displaced by the storm have been washing up on U.S. shores, bringing on board a host of Japanese sea creatures. Nearly 300 species of invertebrates and fish have been turning up on […] More

  • Wild Monkeys Roaming Florida Could Infect People With Herpes

    Florida just can’t catch a break when it comes to potentially dangerous invasive species. One of the latest threats comes from a growing population of rhesus macaques that could pass on a potentially deadly herpes virus to humans who get too close. The saga began more than 80 years ago when a tour boat operator […] More

  • In Some Countries, People Decorate Their Christmas Trees With Spiders

    Forget the reindeer decorations — folks in some parts of the world adorn their Christmas trees with spider ornaments, instead. The unusual arachnid ornaments are part of a centuries-old Eastern European Christmas tradition. The legend of the Christmas spider is believed to have originated in Ukraine, and according to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, […] More

  • Sperm Whales Are So Loud They Could Potentially “Vibrate” You to Death

    Sperm whales are so loud that their clicks are capable of killing a human within their vicinity, says one science and adventure journalist. James Nestor, an avid ocean-goer and author, claimed in a recent presentation that a fellow diver was swimming alongside a pod of sperm whales when one approached him out of curiosity. He put […] More