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Researchers have identified a new species of monkey unlike any other known to science. Called Likweli by the locals, it lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is only the fifth new African monkey species discovered in the past 75 years....

On August 26, 2026, a huge glacier on Langtang Lirung, a mountain in the Himalayas, collapsed. It sent a massive surge of ice, rock, and water into Nepal's Trishuli River system. Within minutes, entire villages in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot Districts were swept away....

Our Moon just got a massive new crater! However, unlike most lunar craters, this one was not caused by an asteroid or meteorite slamming into its surface. Instead, it was created when an 8,800-pound (3,991 kg) piece of space junk crashed into the Moon at 5,400 mph (8,690 kph) on August 5, 2026....

For decades, people in The Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa have reported seeing tiny shellear fish climb the steep walls of Luvilombo Falls. In 2009, a local scientist even captured the fish on video, but the recordings were later lost. Now, 17 years later, a new study published in Scientific Reports on April 2, 2026, finally provides evidence of the remarkable feat....

An international team of scientists has successfully retrieved the longest sediment core from beneath an Antarctic ice sheet. The 748-foot-long (228 m) sample of rock and mud offers a geological record spanning roughly 23 million years. Researchers hope these ancient layers will reveal how the region responded to past warming periods. This data could help improve predictions about future climate change....

Since late March 2026, millions of bright blue creatures have been washing ashore on the US West Coast, from California to Washington. While they look like jellyfish, these organisms are a type of zooplankton called Velella velella. The word comes from the Latin vēlum, meaning "sail."...

Modern crocodiles are powerful, heavy reptiles. They spend much of their lives along riverbanks, waiting to ambush prey. But their ancient relatives looked and lived very differently. One example is Sonselasuchus cedrus (S. cedrus). This recently discovered crocodile species lived about 215 million years ago during the Late Triassic Period....

A tiny insect that lived about 100 million years ago has been given a name inspired by Stray Kids, a South Korean boy band. The newly described species, Carcinonepa libererrantes (C. libererrantes), dates back to the Cretaceous Period. This is the time when dinosaurs still roamed Earth....

Most ant colonies are built around a single queen that lays all the eggs. Around her, thousands of female workers build and maintain the nest, gather food, and care for the young. There is also a small number of males. Their only role is to mate with the queen before they die. However, Temnothorax kinomurai (T. kinomurai) follows a completely different strategy....

Two massive wildfires in Southern Georgia have destroyed at least 125 structures, forced hundreds of evacuations, and sent smoke across much of the southeastern United States. The fires began in mid-to-late April and have burned more than 55,000 acres combined. That is an area larger than Washington, DC....

Farmers in Gabon, West Africa, often wake up to find their farms raided by elephants. In some cases, the animals feed on the leaves and stems of plants, but leave the fruit behind. Steeve Ngama, a local conservation scientist, was curious about this unusual behavior. He decided to investigate....

The emperor penguin, the largest of all penguin species, was officially added to the Endangered Species list by the IUCN on April 9, 2026. These iconic birds, found only in Antarctica, are under threat due to shrinking sea ice linked to climate change....

On February 20, 2026, conservation teams released 158 young giant tortoises on Floreana Island in the Galápagos. This historic milestone marked the first step in restoring a species that disappeared from the island in the 1800s....

Jackie and Shadow, a beloved bald eagle couple in Big Bear Valley, California, welcomed two chicks on Easter weekend. It marked a bright moment after a difficult start to the 2026 nesting season for the pair....

The beautiful islands of Hawaii are reeling from their worst flooding in more than two decades. From early to mid-March, powerful rainstorms swept across the islands, drenching communities with record rainfall and causing flash floods. The brunt of the storms was felt on Maui and Oahu, though impacts were reported across all five islands....

Wind is an important source of clean electricity. Today, most of it is captured by ground-based turbines. These tall structures use spinning blades to convert moving air into power. However, winds closer to the surface can be unpredictable. Mountains, buildings, and trees can block or slow airflow. A Chinese start-up hopes to overcome these limitations by sending turbines high into the sky....

A reticulated python in the tropical forests of Sulawesi, Indonesia, has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest wild snake ever measured. Nicknamed Ibu Baron, or “The Baroness,” the massive reptile stretches an astounding 23 ft. 8 in (7.22 m) long. The title was officially confirmed on January 18, 2026. It had previously belonged to a 22 ft. 10 in (6.95 m) reticulated python. That snake was found in Malaysia in 1999....

From February 22 through February 23, 2026, the northeastern United States was hit by a historic winter storm. Meteorologists say it began as a regular nor’easter but quickly intensified into a bomb cyclone. This occurs when warm air from the Atlantic Ocean meets the freezing Arctic air. The warm air rises rapidly, causing the storm to spin faster and grow much stronger....

Two marine predators once thought to simply share the same waters may actually be hunting partners. In a rare example of teamwork between species, northern resident killer whales (orcas) and Pacific white-sided dolphins have been seen hunting together off the coast of British Columbia, Canada....

In the early 1990s, five unusually large shark vertebrae were unearthed along the rugged coastline near Darwin, Australia. At the time, they were thought to be the remains of a great white shark, the largest living predatory fish. The bones were placed in a local museum collection and soon forgotten. As it turned out, the fossils were not from a great white at all. Instead, they belonged to a previously unknown species of an extinct giant shark that ruled the oceans millions of years ago....

Yosemite National Park in California is famous for its giant sequoia trees and towering rock formations, such as El Capitan and Half Dome. But in mid-to-late February, the spotlight turns to El Capitan's Horsetail Fall. During this brief period, the seasonal waterfall can glow a bright orange. It looks like lava is pouring down the rock surface. This striking sight is called the "firefall."...

The Kawah Ijen volcano on Java, Indonesia, is famous for its electric-blue "lava." But as you may have guessed, this is not actual lava. The striking glow is the result of a chemical reaction triggered by the high concentration of sulfur-rich gases trapped in the volcano....

A powerful winter storm has left a trail of destruction across North America — from the Mexican border through much of the United States (US) and into Eastern Canada. The massive system, nicknamed Fern, began its cross-continent trek on January 22, 2026 and lasted several days. It brought heavy snow, ice, and freezing rain to more than 220 million people....

Researchers in Canada confirmed a rare and remarkable event on January 1, 2026. A wild female polar bear had adopted an unrelated cub. The five-year-old mother was identified as bear X33991. She belongs to the Western Hudson Bay polar bear subpopulation in northern Manitoba. The scientists say this is only the 13th known adoption since they began tracking the group 45 years ago....