Rarest whales show promising population growth, scientists report
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of…
Loss of macroevolutionary species fitness explains the rise and fall of clades
Raup, D. M. Biological extinction in Earth history. Science 231, 1528–1533 (1986). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Benton,…
Southern right whales awe admirers after coming back from brink of extinction
PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina — PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina (AP) — After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: The ‘early to bed’ meteor shower – dailyrecordnews.com
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: The ‘early to bed’ meteor shower dailyrecordnews.comOrionid meteor shower: How to see it BBCStar Gazing:…
Evolution explains why women live longer than men | Health
(Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko via Pexels) By Stephen Beech Women live longer than men – except when males…
Scientists find 12,000-year-old animal carvings in the Saudi Arabian desert
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the…
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70%…
Week in wildlife: orphaned owls, a shark threesome and a moose down a well | Environment
In more moose news: Emil the moose, who became a social media sensation in Austria, has been caught…
Moose falls into well, rescued hours later by Maine game wardens
PEMBROKE, Maine (AP) — A bull moose that fell into an abandoned well in Maine was pulled to…
Dragonflies survived asteroids but may get wiped out by climate change | Outdoors
Clément Falize By Talker By Stephen Beech Dragonflies are facing extinction due to climate change, warns new research.…
First-Ever Photos Reveal Secretive Giant Rat of New Guinea
Large rat Mallomys istapantap. Image from a camera trap. Credit: František Vejmělka, originally published in: Vejmělka, F. (2025).…
Week in wildlife: a flying teddy, a fishy shipwreck and a globe-trotting sea slug | Environment
In sea slug news: a “groundbreaking” discovery has been made, with the nudibranch Spurilla neapolitana, typically found in…