Why jellyfish can still sting when they’re dead
Yes jellyfish can sting when they’re dead, says Peter Richardson, and it’s down to the fact that a…
Beyond fins, Japanese firms seeking new values in sharks
Fins may be the best-known part of a shark to food lovers, but Japanese companies are trying to…
Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang touch down in the US under new loan deal
Two giant pandas have arrived in Atlanta to take up residency at the southern US city’s zoo.The pandas,…
Grizzly reality: US states grapple with uptick in encounters between bears and humans | US news
Dan Thompson, supervisor of the large carnivore section of the Wyoming game and fish department, enjoys the field…
Endangered bogong moths invade Sydney homes in rare migration
Sydney suburbs and parts of the NSW south coast are playing host to an unusual visitor, with swarms…
Earth’s first bats didn’t come from where we thought, landmark genetic study reveals
Scientists may have settled a decades-long debate about bat evolution, including controversial questions about when bats began to…
Chaaral: In 2017, Chile certified Chañaral Island free of invasive rabbits; seven years later, rare seabirds had four active natural nests there with help from audio lures | World News
Chile removed invasive rabbits from Chañaral Island. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In early 2024, conservationists visiting Chañaral Island,…
Britain may have a new venomous snake. A zoologist explains
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Can I Question My Partner’s Moose Sighting?
Zachary writes: My partner, Alex, claims to have seen a moose on a recent trail run. But we…
Why scientists are collecting orangutan poo deep in the Borneo jungle
It’s a stifling hot day in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province, as researcher Abdul Aziz and I wade through…
Squamish man uses motion-activated zombie to scare bears away from garbage
A Squamish, B.C., homeowner is using a motion-activated Halloween decoration to scare bears away from his garbage bins.…
New hairy-legged, three-lipped, red-eyed sea spider species discovered
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