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Animals and their stories of existence have always surprised humans. From the way they are born to their skills of survival, all of these speak volumes on how the universe has created and empowered each being.

High in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, small ponds may look peaceful and unchanged. Surrounded by rocky peaks and open skies, they appear calm during summer.

In January 2025, a massive event occurred at the Antarctic that changed what we know about life in the extreme cold. An iceberg the size of Chicago, named 'A-84,' broke away from Antarctica's George VI Ice Shelf.

Deep inside the mountains of Peru, scientists have discovered two tiny frog species that were completely unknown until now. They were found in a special type of mountain forest called an elfin forest.

Few animal images spread across the internet quite as reliably as a pair of sea otters floating on their backs, paws clasped together as they doze in the waves. It looks like an unmistakable gesture of affection, and in a sense, it partly is, but the full explanation behind the behaviour turns out to be more practical than romantic.

As climate change drives temperatures higher, farmers are facing a growing challenge: protecting crops from extreme heat without reducing the sunlight they need to grow. Conventional shade nets can lower temperatures, but they also block visible light, limiting photosynthesis and potentially affecting yields.

Spain's longest river is sending an unsettling warning about the growing impact of pollution on freshwater ecosystems. A year-long scientific investigation has detected antibiotic-resistant bacteria and evidence of faecal contamination at multiple monitoring sites along the Tagus River, raising concerns about water quality, public health and the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

For nesting penguins in Antarctica, finding food is no longer just about how many fish or krill are in the ocean. It is also about how difficult those animals are to catch.

For decades, the coelacanth existed in scientific literature as a creature of the distant past. Fossils showed that members of this ancient fish lineage had lived alongside dinosaurs and vanished from the fossil record around 66 million years ago.

Horses have a hidden poker face when they face danger, hiding severe internal stress from their handlers even as their hearts beat at extremely high speeds.