Biology

Research into the attacks, which took place in the Baltic Sea over three months in 2016, is still ongoing.

The animals contain a fluorescent substance which absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation and emits harmless blue light.

The orcas appear to have targeted the bowhead tongues, a scientist analyzing pictures of the carcasses said.

And researchers estimate that by 2100, most people will have it.

The reasons behind the snake's unusual feeding behavior remains something of a mystery.

Eastern diamondbacks grow to an average of 3 to 6 feet in length and can weigh up to 10 pounds, making them the longest and heaviest venomous snakes in North America.

Cunningham's skinks are highly unusual among lizards and reptiles given that they live in stable, social groups.

"I was shocked, absolutely shocked," wildlife biologist and broadcaster Forrest Galante said upon finding the shark.

Experts say that if the invasive hornets do become established in the United States, the biggest threat they pose is to honeybees.

"Diagnosis of aggressive cancer like this in dinosaurs has been elusive," said researcher Mark Crowther.

Researchers also found evidence to suggest wasps had killed a number of other nestlings in the area.

Periodical cicadas spend the majority of their lives underground as "nymphs."

Bee colonies around the world are facing several threats, including the use of pesticides, climate breakdown, and parasites.

We need to save women's sports by making sure only women can participate.

The discovery could shed light on the mysterious formation of strange, metallic balls that have been documented on the seafloor across many parts of the world.

The reptile is an early member of the animal group Ornithodira to which both dinosaurs and pterosaurs belong.

Researchers find their eyes are covered with "dermal denticles" that help protect these organs.

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can lead to neurological damage.

"The discovery of a new bone in a new species is a rare event, especially in chimps which have such similar anatomy to people," researcher Catrin Rutland said.

Mangrove forests provide vital ecosystem services to humans, plants and animals across the globe.

The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife has seen a dramatic uptick in newly documented eagle nests this year.

Tasmanian tigers are among the largest carnivorous marsupials known to science.

The shape of the structures resemble that of complex carbon molecules known as "fullerenes," which were one of the first nanoparticles discovered by scientists.

"The economic and health risks of extreme humid heat have been underestimated," researcher Radley Horton told Newsweek.

Most electrical activity in vertebrates and invertebrates occurs at extremely low frequencies, but the reasons for this have long remained a mystery.

The skeleton is the most complete of a fossil mammal from the Mesozoic era in the regions that once formed the supercontinent Gondwana.

Scientists have analyzed fossils from the Cambrian explosion 540 million years ago to the present day to explore levels of marine biodiversity over time.

Large herbivores dominated the Earth's land ecosystems for several million years before suffering significant extinctions and declines over the past 100,000 years or so.

These long-term cooperative relationships between unrelated bats appear to be similar in form and function to human friendships.

The extinct animal may reveal how modern birds survived the asteroid that wiped out large dinosaurs.