Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and deep-river fish. Many were found not in the wild, but in museum collections, ...

ST. LOUIS – The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield is transforming into the BOOterfly House this October, offering a spooky yet educational experience with tarantulas, scorpions, and ...

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The giant water bug measures more than 3 inches from top to bottom and an inch-and-a-half across, making it one of the largest insects in all of North America and one of the largest aquatic insects in ...

An old Conan O’Brien clip has resurfaced recently –and it is sending shivers (and laughs) across the Internet again. This particular moment from eight years ago captures the late-night television icon ...

There’s an apocryphal story among J.R.R. Tolkien fans that the fantasy author’s villainous portrayals of spiders were inspired by a childhood incident when a tarantula bit him. In a better documented ...

Although Gary Cooper is starred, Walter Brennan commands major attention with a slick characterization of Judge Roy Bean, the dispenser of law at Vinegaroon - west of the Pecos. Supplied with a ...

Big Bend National Park is home to 11 species of amphibians, 56 species of reptiles, 40 species of fish, 75 species of mammals (including 22 species of bats), more than 450 species of birds, and about ...

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