Newfoundlanders give a warm welcome to these icy giants with a festival every June
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Study suggests why yawns are contagious

These scientists didn’t sleep on figuring out why you yawn when we yawn


ECHO is a robot hanging out with emperor penguins

This bot stationed in Antarctica is learning about the lives of the world’s largest penguins


Blue corridors can keep fish traffic healthy and flowing

A new study maps out when fish most like to travel across the Pacific Ocean, suggests keeping them free of fishing


Hop to it! Six new frog species found in Mexico

The happy half dozen are all coin-sized, and include the country’s smallest known frog


New study says 20% of reptile species at risk of extinction

The study is the largest ever look at the state of reptiles around the world