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500-million-year-old clawed predator found in Utah desert forces scientists to rethink origin of spiders
46+ min ago (371+ words) Named after French explorer Jacques Cousteau, Megachelicerax cousteaui is the oldest of its kind ever found, not to mention one of the strangest" More than 40 years after it was discovered in a desert in western Utah, an unassuming fossil has…...
Oregon's biggest city was drowning in crow poop. Then a new predator came to town
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (569+ words) As thousands of crows darken the winter skies above Portland, Oregon, it makes sense to mind your step A murder in the city. Well, not quite. I am, of course, referring to the popular collective noun for groupings of crows:…...
Who is Hannah Stitfall? All you need to know about the BBC Springwatch and Winterwatch presenter
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (154+ words) If you're a fan of BBC natural history TV shows such as Springwatch, then you'll be familiar with Hannah Stitfall. But who is she and how did she get into filmmaking? Hannah is also the author of Wild Treasures: A…...
6 savage, brutal brawlers: The animals that will fight to the death for territory, power, or survival
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (458+ words) Nature's most savage showdowns, from vicious lions to sparring ants Animals fight for food, mates and sometimes just for sport " but occasionally, when confrontations escalate, they can become deadly. Faced with the fight-or-flight conundrum, some species choose to stand their…...
What's the longest living land animal? Meet the "giant' that's older than Yellowstone National Park
23+ hour, 48+ min ago (305+ words) Jonathan is thought to be born in 1832 and resides on a volcanic island in the South Atlantic ocean The longest living creatures on Earth can be found in our oceans, making their way through the waters for hundreds of years....
Satellite images reveal hidden cause of melting glaciers in Greenland
21+ hour, 55+ min ago (696+ words) A new study has found that meltwater lakes at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet are accelerating the flow of major glaciers, potentially contributing to global sea level rise. Every year since 2002, Greenland has lost 264 gigatons of ice, causing…...
That's never going to heal." A lion suffers a broken leg in Botswana. Will he be able to survive?
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (181+ words) In north Botswana, there's a lion who has faced an extraordinary set of challenges " and conquered them all In Botswana's Okavango Delta, a team of wildlife filmmakers have been tracking a group of big cats for the BBC TV series…...
"Just like that, "plonk, I had an exhausted and soaking wet adult badger on my lap. .."
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (408+ words) In the aftermath of floods in Upton-on-Severn, a valiant badger rescue mission unfolds. Louise Mc Gowan from Nature England reports on this heart-warming tale. I was walking back from a morning spent cleaning out the hedgehog enclosures at Vale Wildlife…...
6 biggest spiders in the UK, including one with a humongous 7cm leg-span: look for them in canals, gardens, ditches. .. and under your bed
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (306+ words) Don't be fooled in thinking large spiders live on exotic shores as the UK is home to a few giants. . The rare fen raft spider may be the biggest spider in the UK but there are other species that give…...
It was just bones all over the floor." Fossil hunters make astounding discovery in Texan water cave
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (522+ words) A flooded cave in central Texas has yielded the remains of Ice Age animals that have never been found in the region before" Wearing a wet suit, goggles and a snorkel, palaeontologist John Moretti conducted the first ever palaeontological study…...