They’ll hide pangolin scales in boxes of cashews ... from the nose to the tip of the tail. The nocturnal rodents live in sub-Saharan Africa and earn their name from the pouches in their cheeks, which ...

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

Earth is about to have a close encounter with a comet, possibly passing through its ion tail – a rare occurrence. If we are lucky, it could show up as a blue streak in the northern hemisphere ...

African giant pouched rats have been used to detect explosives and are being trained for search and rescue operations ...

Charles Emogor with a pangolin, which has rolled itself up into a tight ball, first became fascinated by the animals as a boy A scientist has revealed he initially thought he was being scammed ...

Wildlife researchers set up trail cameras in Jammu and Kashmir and photographed several “rare” Indian pangolins, a study said. Photo from Vital Sinkevich via Unsplash In a darkened forest of ...

On a single day in August, Nigerian officials recovered more than 9 tons of illicit pangolin scales. The stockpile would be worth an estimated $1.7 million in East Asia, where pangolin scales are ...

A California high school student designed a pangolin robot that digs and plants seeds, winning her the annual Natural Robotics Contest. Dorothy was inspired by the scaley mammal because of its ...

So what does it mean if your dog chases its tail? While some reasons are more benign than others, the behavior can signal larger health concerns, says Alt. On a base level, it's normal for dogs to ...

A professor of religious studies explores how the pig became the ultimate Jewish taboo — and an inadvertent marker of Jewish identity. In 2021, the Orthodox Union declined to put its kosher ...