After the preschool years, kids still like cartoons, but they want something more complex than straightforward messages about friendship and sharing. They like a bit of conflict, some bad guys (who ...

With help from a close friend, she launched the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade. Now about 80 volunteers strong, the grassroots group has for six years rescued more than 22,300 Pacific newts — the ...

"They have cute little eyes that kind of bug out. They kind of look like a cartoon character," Gale says. But they're very slow movers and for this otherwise healthy population of newts about 50 ...

The Australian Open doesn’t have full broadcast rights for all matches. So, its YouTube livestream uses AI to generate Nintendo Wii Tennis cartoon avatars that mimics the action on a 2-minute delay.

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Cricket frogs, native to Virginia and North Carolina, demonstrate an incredible ability to skitter across water surfaces, challenging our perceptions of physics and animal behavior. New research has ...

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Frogs, lizards, snakes, spiders and other insect pests are being transported across the world on cut flowers and potted plants, with the potential to harm nature, according to scientists.