Environment Animals Pets Dogs Cat-sized foxes in Texas are in trouble. Big guard dogs could help. Conservationists estimate that there are fewer than 250 swift foxes left in the Lone Star State. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Swift foxes are about the size of a house cat.

Technology '2001: A Space Odyssey' movie prop may sell for over $1 million The'Star Child,' creepy twin dresses, and more from Stanley Kubrick's personal archive are up for auction. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Film director and screenwriter Stanley Kubrick (1928 - 1999) finds his shot on the set of "2001: A Space Odyssey" at the MGM British Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire in 1966. On the left is American actor Keir Dullea in a spacesuit. Now is your chance to own as many pieces of film history as your bank account will allow.

Environment Animals Wildlife Bears How to watch Churchill's famous polar bears live Multiple livestreams offer a glimpse at polar bears, the northern lights, and more. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Polar bears resting in Canada's Wapusk National Park. The internet's favorite Fat Bears in Alaska are not appearing on wildlife cameras quite as much these days. The salmon has been eaten, the Fat Bear Week crown has been won, and it's time to survive the winter ahead. However, some other bears from the great white north are getting their close-up .

Science Biology Evolution Large dog breeds die younger. Biologists think they finally know why. 'Jumping genes' may explain shorter lifespans. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A first-of-its-kind genetic analysis of dog breeds presents the clearest insights into why larger dogs rarely outlive their smaller relatives.

A biologist came upon the scene in Puerto Rico. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Red-tailed boas are considered apex predators in Puerto Rico, putting native populations at risk. In the Maricao State Forest on the western end of Puerto Rico, a biologist encountered a flock of parrots in a panic. Raúl Correa of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service followed the chaotic squawks and found a young bird in the grips of a red-tailed boa (). The snake had trapped a juvenile Puerto Rican parrot () on a bamboo stalk.

Environment Animals Wildlife Fish'One of the ocean's best-kept secrets' spotted near Massachusetts Hint: They have a 12-foot-wide wingspan and can weigh up to 1,100 pounds. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A group of rays is called a fever. As the summer drew to a close, aerial surveyors with the New England Aquarium saw more than 2,000 animals across 15 different marine species in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, southeast of Cape Cod. Among that vast diversity, the team spotted Chilean devil rays ().

Rare'pumpkin spice' baby sea turtle spotted in Florida'This little one, surprisingly, had an earthy tone of autumn.' More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The orange color is cute and festive, but bad for camouflage. While fall officially began only a few weeks ago, many of us have come to expect pumpkins and Halloween decorations in stores as early as August. And this year, an adorable baby turtle joined in on the early autumnal festivities. In August, Florida native Michael Landress spotted a loggerhead turtle () hatchling making its way toward the water.

Big Boy and Living Legend No. 844 will be seen together for the first time in six years. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Railroad buffs visited Union Pacific Railroad's historic steam locomotive, No. 844, after its arrival at Denver's Union Station in April 2006. For the first time since 2019, Union Pacific's Living Legend No. 844 will be hitting the rails with Big Boy No. 4014. These historic locomotives will be together for a special holiday tour this November.

The 38-year-old spacecraft isn't the only satellite named after the'Charlie's Angels' actress. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. While likely an accident, the consequences of FARRAH III's explosion could become serious. It's still unclear why a Cold War-era spy satellite named after famed actress Farrah Fawcett recently exploded above Earth . The secretive reconnaissance craft FARRAH III (officially designated USA-32) launched into orbit aboard a Titan II SLV rocket on September 5, 1988, and likely remained operational for years before exploding on September 13But what was FARRAH III, why was it launched, and what are the consequences of its untimely end?

The world's only known signing lemur needs to make calls that can travel through the thick rainforest. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. How the points of the mouth are tracked during singing. With piercing, emergency siren-like calls, the indri () is the world's only known singing lemur. The primates found in Madagascar's rainforest swing through the trees, making these sounds that contain a surprisingly human element.