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Officials say they've eradicated northern giant hornets, nicknamed "murder hornets," after years of tracking the invasive giant wasps in Washington state.

Ground squirrels have turned into carnivorous killers in a local park after vole numbers exploded in Contra Costa County, California.

Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group.

The blob — an extreme marine heatwave that hit the northeast Pacific between 2014 and 2016 — killed approximately 4 million common murre, and the population is yet to recover, a new study finds.

Henry the Nile crocodile will celebrate his 124th birthday at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa on Dec. 16.

Marine otters live on rocky coasts with extreme swells and strong winds, with their dens built into crevices and caves.

Scientists have identified some of the involved genes behind cats' spots, but there's still a piece missing.

A male humpback whale swam 8,106 miles (13,046 km) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, mingling with other whale populations and potentially having sex with them along the way.

A never-before-seen predatory crustacean that feeds on other smaller creatures in the hadal zone was discovered in the Atacama Trench at a depth of 25,900 feet.

Turuchan pikas play all sorts of games, including swinging from branches, throwing food around and hiding them jumping out at each other.