Sloths, the world's slowest mammals, have evolved over 64 million years into a species that thrives throughout Central America and northern South America, but climate change and human sprawl could be ...

When your doctor orders three mammograms and two sonograms, and then waits one nano-beat too long before saying “biopsy,” go see a sloth. Earlier this month, that’s what I did, at the National ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Sept. 24, 2023. The original video can be viewed here. The stopwatch has long been the symbol of 60 Minutes. But any measure of time is ...

Heather Ewart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Photo via Toucan Rescue Ranch. How many times have you seen an image of a sloth or a sloth portrayed in media and thought about how cute and cuddly the animal looks? Maybe you even felt a desire to ...

The apparent docility and friendliness of “smiling” sloths have made them tourist darlings, but have also put a target on their backs. The rise in trafficking of these animals led the governments of ...

While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...

World Sloth Day 2025 celebrates one of nature’s most intriguing and misunderstood creatures. Known for their incredibly slow pace, sloths embody a lifestyle that’s calm, patient, and perfectly adapted ...

Today is International Sloth Day—a day to celebrate these enigmatic creatures, raise awareness for the species and perhaps take a leaf out of their book, enjoy some downtime and take things slow. The ...