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According to a release from the American Museum of Natural History, the saber-tooth tigers' teeth took time to completely come out and the teeth were not completely present until the predator was three years old. The findings have been published in the journal Plos One.

Researchers reach conclusions on the basis of a technique that takes into account both isotopic analysis and x-ray imaging together and offers new information regarding the prehistoric Smilodon fatalis. Approximately 10,000 years ago, the tiger, Smilodon fatalis went extinct and is thought to be nearly the size of a modern tiger or lion, however heavier.

They inhabited North and South America. And according to the release, their canines that are their most eminent feature could grow to reach nearly 7 inches.

A significant decline has come in the population of the Blanding's turtle. Earlier, this species was commonly found in the upper Midwest. But now, its number has declined alarmingly and is now found in Minnesota and Nebraska. Its condition has led the federal government consider whether to add the turtle to the endangered species list.

There was a time when Blanding's turtle used to thrive in the Great Lakes region and the Upper Midwest. But now, it is found only in Minnesota and Nebraska. The federal government has agreed to review whether the species should be placed in the endangered species list.

In a noteworthy effort, the state of Maine has picked up an efficient way of saving the environment from the intrusion of insidious elements. Maine has turned to crowd-sourcing for gathering data about the invasive plants that causing mayhem to its natural areas.

The state has chronicled these intimidating encroachers through the website, 'iMapInvasive' which launched a year ago, allowing the residents to post photos of invasive plants that they encounter on public or private land. Currently, the users access the map through their web browser and submit their location via points on a map.

Hardly would have Chrissie Frickman imagined that her family excursion to celebrate her wedding anniversary would end up in such a fiasco. Chrissie broke her ankle when a dolphin jumped onto her family's boat in southern California.

Chrissie Frickman was accompanied by her husband Dirk and their two children on the boat, cruising off Dana Point Harbor on June 21. A pod of passing by dolphins, proved harmful when suddenly one of them leaped onto the boat, landing on top of Mrs Frickman.

Dirk got into action at once and pulled Chrissie out from beneath the panicking dolphin. Dirk told the Orange County Register, "It hit my wife and knocked her over, and punched my daughter. I had this 350lb dolphin in my boat. There was no way to get it off".

Bees and honey are considered as good money-making business, but this business has suffered a bit of downfall. Bees have been threatened by several outside factors, therefore, and in order to protect the bee colonies a man has recently developed a new type of artificial beehive.

There are approximately 20, 000 bee species that are known in the world, and these species have been roaming around since about the early cretaceous period. According to experts, bees lived unrestrained lives until humans started to interfere and threaten their existence.

They stated that climate change from CO2 emissions, several developments on the established bee habitats, and harmful pesticide are among the few, majorly known threat to the population of bees across the world.

Researcher after studying 48 million-year-old fossil of a basilisk has provided further evidence proving that Wyoming's climate used to be tropical. The fossils being studied belong to an animal, which is said to be quite similar to modern Jesus lizards.

Jack Conrad, a research associate of vertebrate paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, was the one who conducted the study and presented his findings in a paper published in PLOS One.

Conrad seeing into his findings noted that his finds might help scientists on predicting how species, including both animals and plants, would react to future climate change.