While paddling down the river, I spotted something massive on the bank. The smell hit before I even reached it. What I found was a giant snapping turtle carcass — shell intact, legs still attached.

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Across islands, grasslands, forests, and swamps, we search for reptiles that are not the largest on Earth - but the largest of their own kind. From New Caledonia’s giant gecko to Madagascar’s massive ...

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Shark meat remains widely available at seafood restaurants, hawker stalls and supermarkets – and some hawkers say they cannot always tell what species they are buying.

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During a dive off Argentina, scientists documented a rare jellyfish discovered a little over a century ago and seldom seen since, as well as the fish that keep it company. By Alexa Robles-Gil In late ...

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Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, one of the most endangered sea turtle species on Earth, live in some of the noisiest waters on the planet, right alongside major shipping routes. New research reveals that ...

Exhausted parents carry measurable physical stress. Research shows stress levels can exceed those in chronic pain patients. Here's why it happens.