Wolves Return to This National Park for First Time in a Century

Gray wolves have been making a resurgence in California over the past decade after having been eradicated in the state a century ago. And in promising news for the continuing population of the species, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed earlier this month that a pack was spotted within the borders of Lassen … Read more

New Spider Species Found ‘Spectacularly’ Fossilized in Fool’s Gold

The 450-million-year-old fossilized corpse of a new spider species has been discovered preserved by fool’s gold. A research team from the University of Oxford discovered the fossil at Beecher’s Trilobite Bed in New York, a layer of rock which is famously home to many well-preserved fossils. Scientists determined that the new species is a distant relation … Read more