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See-Through Frog, Other “Lost” Species Found

See-Through Frog, Other “Lost” Species Found

See-Through Frog Bursting with eggs, a pregnant frog with see-through skin is one of five “lost” amphibian species recently rediscovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). First described in 1950, Hyperolius leucotaenius was recently [...]

Nyiragongo Volcano

Nyiragongo Volcano

Cradling one of the world’s largest and least studied lava lakes—more than 700 feet across and possibly miles deep—Nyiragongo has twice sent molten rock racing toward residents of Goma. A member of the expedition walks on [...]

Around the World

Around the World

A special issue of “Time” magazine dedicated to the dead Al Qaeda’s leader Osama bin Laden. William and Kate on the balcony of the British royal palace on the day of their wedding. Canadian couple Eric [...]

Baby Spider Monkey Estela Rejected by Its Mother

Baby Spider Monkey Estela Rejected by Its Mother

With her huge doe eyes and fluffy hair, it’s hard to believe that this baby spider monkey was abandoned by her mother at birth. Little Estela and her mother Sunshine failed to bond after she was [...]

Featherless Penguin Gets a Wet Suit !!!

Featherless Penguin Gets a Wet Suit !!!

The featherless Humboldt penguin Belle is put on a wet suit to help it rehabilitate the growth of feathers in Singapore Bird Park, on April 4, 2011. Singapore Bird Park’s avian keepers put a wet suit [...]

Trees Cocooned in Spider Webs

Trees Cocooned in Spider Webs

Spider Refuge Trees shrouded in ghostly cocoons line the edges of a submerged farm field in the Pakistani village of Sindh, where 2010′s massive floods drove millions of spiders into the trees to spin their webs.Beginning [...]