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Lead from the 2019 Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Detected in Paris’s Beehives

Honey from hives downwind from the Notre-Dame fire contained 3.5 times as much lead as Parisian honey collected before April 2019.

The mug shot of Washington's smallest (but still much too large) criminal.

Washington Officials Just Caught Their First ‘Murder Hornet’—Now They Have Less Than Two Months to Find Its Nest

A murder hornet’s stinger can do some serious damage to humans, but what its pincers do to bees is arguably worse.

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A Two-Toed Sloth Accidentally Hitched a 40-Mile Ride in a Truck's Engine Bay

The sloth named Lola la Trailera, or "Lola the Truck Driver," is unharmed after sneaking into a truck's engine bay and taking a 1-hour road trip in Costa Rica.

Australia Hotel Bans Local Emus After They Learn to Climb Stairs

Two emu siblings named Kevin and Carol were banned from the Yaraka Hotel after they learned how to climb stairs. No word yet on if they learned how to open doors.

Red Lobster Employee Discovers Rare Blue Lobster, Donates It to Akron Zoo

After Red Lobster employees discovered a rare blue lobster in a delivery, they found it a new home at a zoo in Akron, Ohio.

Why Do Dogs Chase Their Tails?

If you always respond to your tail-chasing dog with laughter and belly rubs, he might just be in it for the attention.

Who let the dogs out? The New York State Senate, that's who.

New York Senate Passes Bill Banning Sale of Cats, Dogs, and Rabbits in Pet Stores

Legislators hope the bill will help put an end to puppy mills and encourage people to adopt rescue animals.

Two sturddlefish siblings from the experiment.

Oops! Scientists Accidentally Created a New Hybrid Fish

The bouncing baby hybrid fish have their sturgeon mother’s mouth—and her penchant for meat-eating, too.

Cats are not sleeping in sinks solely to annoy you. That's just a bonus.

Why Do Cats Like to Chill Out in Sinks?

The joy of pet ownership can decline when a cat refuses to budge from the place where you'd like to wash your face.

A Burger King ad about cow farts is drawing controversy.

What a Whopper: Burger King’s New Commercial About Cow Farts Has Farmers Angry

A Burger King ad spot, which features child yodeler Mason Ramsey insisting cow farts are responsible for methane emissions, has been criticized for taking a flippant approach to global warming.

Why Do Cats 'Slow Blink' at People?

Attempting to decode cat behavior can lead to madness. But we do have some idea of why cats like blinking at us.

A pile of genetically-related Argentine ants

10 Facts About Argentine Ants

Invasive Argentine ants have built a 560-mile-long supercolony underneath California, making them virtually impossible to eradicate.

Fiona the Hippo Is Now on Cameo

Fiona the Hippo is the Cincinnati Zoo's most famous resident, and now she's starring in personalized video messages on Cameo.

No Squawking, Please: A Backyard Bird Library Is the Star of This Livestream

This bird feeder webcam shows a miniature backyard library where the feathered guests get to misbehave.

Cats can ruin a relationship before it even gets started, according to science.

Study: Women Are Less Attracted to Men Who Have Cats In Their Dating Profile Pics

A survey of hundreds of women demonstrated that dating profiles showing men holding cats are perceived as less desirable.

Oregon came up with a combustible solution for their dead whale problem.

The 1970 Blubber Boom: Reliving the Disastrous Tale of Oregon's Exploding Whale

On November 12, 1970, a dead beached whale in Oregon needed to be disposed of. Experts determined the best method would be to blow it up using dynamite. It did not go as planned.

Watch the World’s Finest Cat Videos—and Support Indie Theaters—at Pittsburgh’s Virtual “Quarantine Cat Film Festival”

All ticket sales from this cat video extravaganza will go toward keeping indie movie theaters afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

Get Cat Litter and a New Disposable Litter Box Every Month With This Subscription Service

The Kitty Poo Club will send you a new bag of cat litter and a disposable litter box every month, making cleaning after your feline friend far easier.

This cat has no idea what anyone is talking about. In other words, a typical Zoom meeting.

You Can Invite a Shelter Pet to Your Next Zoom Meeting

Richmond Animal Care and Control in Virginia is offering shelter animals to help liven up your next business huddle.

A dog (not Poppy) shows off its sniffer.

Dog in Australia Digs Up Two-Pound Truffle Worth $1000

Poppy, a truffle-sniffing dog in training, recently unearthed the largest truffle ever discovered on the farm where she works.

Dogs have been trained to sniff out the new coronavirus.

7 Unusual Things That Dogs Can Detect by Smell

Dogs' sense of smell is at least 10,000 times as acute as ours, and they're being trained to sniff out a wide range of objects—from bombs to viruses.

Wouldn't you love to go down in history as the person who proved the existence of the Loch Ness Monster?

Is Nessie Out There? Keep Your Eye on This Loch Ness Livestream to Find Out

This round-the-clock livestream could very well be the key to proving if the Loch Ness Monster is real.

A Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, in captivity circa 1930.

Researchers Just Unearthed ‘Lost’ Footage of the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger—Watch It Here

The 21-second clip shows the last Tasmanian tiger—or thylacine—ever in captivity roaming her cage at Beaumaris Zoo.

This dog would like to turn off Netflix's autoplay feature.

What Do Pets See When They Watch Television?

Dogs and cats can sometimes seem very intrigued by your latest binge-watch. But are they seeing what we're seeing?

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