Under the sweltering sun of a California desert, a venomous creature sought shelter in an underground burrow. Occasionally, the eight-legged animal emerged from its hiding spot to hunt. Nearby ...
Scientists found an eight-eyed animal hunting and sitting near its eggs in the desert of Rajasthan and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Rishikesh Tripathi In a desert of northwestern ...
The Nevada desert once scarred by mushroom clouds now shelters a surprisingly rich web of life, with scientists documenting ...
Tropical blue hues tend to pop against autumn’s subdued browns, beiges and golds in North America’s driest desert. So, the turquoise pools and glittery electric-blue pupfish stand out at Ash Meadows ...
Scientists found a venomous animal hunting and burrowing in the San Joaquin Desert and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Jain, Forbes, Gorneau and Esposito (2023) Under the sweltering ...
AZ Animals on MSN

Why Big Ears Matter in the Desert

When desert animals face environmental extremes day in and day out, every unique anatomical feature can aid in their survival ...
The heaviest animal to have ever lived may have been an ancient colossal whale that was recently discovered in Peru, scientists said. Scientists have been digging up massive fossils of the new species ...
Landmark initiative aims to transform human behavior to protect wildlife and wild places, the nation's first center dedicated to behavior change in conservation. This initiative addresses a pressing ...
A joint research team from Okayama University of Science (OUS) and the Institute of Paleontology and Geology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences (IPMAS) has discovered a fossil belonging to a previously ...
“This is not a zoo!” Moran Levy, a digital coordinator at Midbarium Desert Animal Park, tells ISRAEL21c at the start of our tour. That message is conveyed multiple times during our journey around the ...