The backstage areas of the La Brea Tar Pits currently resemble a labyrinth. Packing crates lined with handwritten notes such as “bison skulls” and “camel hip” are everywhere. Each bone, even the smallest dire wolf rib, needs careful protection in tailored foam shells. Items like sloth jaws, sabertooth fangs, and an incredible quantity of ancient […]

Naked mole rats, known for their underground colonies, typically have only one female reproducing at any given time. When leadership transitions from one queen to another, it often involves conflict. However, recent observations show a rare peaceful transition among these creatures. This behavior challenges previous understanding of their social dynamics. The observations were made in […]

Researchers have uncovered groundbreaking journeys of two humpback whales traveling between the eastern shores of Australia and Brazil’s breeding grounds. Published in Royal Society Open Science, these distances mark the greatest ever recorded for such marine mammals. Tracking Vast Distances A team of international scientists used tens of thousands of images to identify the whales, […]