2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (367+ words) The month of August 2026 was also the warmest on record for the world, matching July 2023. Last month, the average surface air temperature over the globe was 16.96°C. This is the same as the level observed in July 2023, according to Copernicus…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (330+ words) India is home to 1,047 reptile taxa, according to a new study that explores the meanings and origins behind their scientific names. The updated checklist includes 839 species and 30 subspecies across 178 genera. It covers three crocodiles, 35 turtles, 370 snakes and 431 lizards. The study…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (653+ words) Deep in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, what appears to be an ordinary aspen grove is actually a single enormous organism. Known as Pando, the sprawling colony of quaking aspens is connected by one underground root system and is widely regarded…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (420+ words) A giant freshwater stingray weighing around 300 kg (661 lb) has been recorded in Cambodia’s Mekong River, highlighting just how extraordinary the river’s underwater world can be. The enormous female stingray was caught by fishermen in the Stung Treng region of Cambodia....