How sea slugs get their flashy colors
birds: Warm-blooded dinosaurs with wings that first showed up at least 150 million years ago. Birds are jacketed…
Mushroom hunters entered a Nepal forest and found a nest built by the only snake known to make one. Officials have now restricted access while conservationists monitor the site
The discovery has prompted authorities to limit public access to the region while conservationists monitor the nesting site.…
Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?
In late June, whale watchers in southwest Western Australia sounded the alarm. They had seen far fewer humpback…
A 14-kilometre iceberg cut off food supply to an Antarctic penguin colony, and chick numbers dropped by 69% in one breeding season
How one iceberg changed everything for Antarctic penguin colony When it comes to nature, it often reminds us…
Fat squirrels, rowdy bears and burned-out rangers: How Trump policies are scrambling America’s national parks
As a backcountry ranger at a national park, Sam built a career doing work that many visitors never…
[Science Video] Giant iceberg blocks route, slashes emperor penguin chicks in Ross Sea Antarctica by 69%
Provided by the Korea Polar Research Institute The number of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica has plummeted after…
Its staring yellow eyes and enormous, downturned frog-like mouth give it an expression of permanent disapproval…
At first glance, the tawny frogmouth looks more like a grumpy piece of bark than a bird. Its…
To protect endangered mountain gorillas, this wildlife vet empowers their human neighbors
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka was just 26 when she became the first wildlife veterinarian in her home country of…
When a district in Florida’s Everglades used robot rabbits to eliminate its ever-growing population of Burmese pythons
Image credit: Florida Phyton Challenge website Florida held its annual Python Challenge just a few weeks ago. The…
Trail cameras capture rare footage of ‘the ghost of the forest’
A recent study of Sunda clouded leopards includes rare footage of the highly elusive species. The imagery was…
‘Wild Inside’ Is a Funny, Moving Film About Flaco the Owl
Penny Lane’s film about the owl that captured New York’s imagination is a potrait of what the bird’s…
Campers Hear An Aluminum Can Rolling — Then Spot A Little Hedgehog
The other day, Phontus Oktabec and his partner were staying at a campsite in Sweden when they had…