Nature
Bleaching hits world’s southernmost coral reef: scientists
Environment
April 3, 2019
Bleaching hits world’s southernmost coral reef: scientists
The world’s southernmost coral reef has been hit by bleaching this summer, Australian scientists said Wednesday, as they warned rising…
Unfroggetable: endangered Bolivian amphibians get long-awaited first date
Environment
April 2, 2019
Unfroggetable: endangered Bolivian amphibians get long-awaited first date
The fate of a species may just rest on this love story. Happily, the first date between Romeo, once the…
After spending winter in a fridge, Minsk bats return to the wild
Environment
March 27, 2019
After spending winter in a fridge, Minsk bats return to the wild
After spending the winter months hibernating inside a fridge at a rescue center in Belarus, a group of bats awaken…
At Kenyan orphanage, baby elephants find a new life, and love
Environment
March 20, 2019
At Kenyan orphanage, baby elephants find a new life, and love
Luggard, a lively three-year-old, limps behind the rest of his ragtag troupe of orphan elephants, halting to graze or rub…
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
Environment
March 6, 2019
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way…
Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes
Environment
March 5, 2019
Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes
Last month’s visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning. For…
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
Environment
February 27, 2019
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
Animals living in the deepest ocean trenches have been found with plastic fragments in their gut, according to new research…
Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study
Environment
February 26, 2019
Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study
Every spring, the largest animals in the world, blue whales, migrate from their winter breeding grounds off of Costa Rica…
Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation
Environment
February 26, 2019
Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation
For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe — named for literature’s most famous castaway — have known that…
US judge rules against butterfly sanctuary opposed to Trump’s wall
Environment
February 16, 2019
US judge rules against butterfly sanctuary opposed to Trump’s wall
A US judge ruled Thursday against a butterfly sanctuary that had sued to keep President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall…