Japan deploys the military to counter surge in bear attacks
TOKYO (AP) — Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized…
its secret could help extend human lifespan
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) can live for more than 200 years, thanks in part to a highly…
Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex
Sex between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes lasts about 14 seconds.Credit: Jacopo Razzauti/The Rockefeller University Female mosquitoes that transmit dengue…
Moose relocated from Chubbuck neighborhood – Idaho State Journal
Moose relocated from Chubbuck neighborhood Idaho State JournalMoose tranquilized and relocated from Chubbuck neighborhood KBOIMoose on the loose! Officials remove…
Elk hit in Lyon County may have wandered from Fort Riley | County
At some point Wednesday morning, a bull elk was hit by a vehicle two miles east of Emporia…
Rare dinosaur mummies help scientists recreate their prehistoric lives
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been…
One of the world’s rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population
PORTLAND, Maine — PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an…
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,…
A young Texas-based firm and Trump unite in fight to revive oil drilling off California coast
When the corroded pipeline burst in 2015, inky crude spread along the Southern California coast, becoming the state’s…
A Carnian theropod with unexpectedly derived features during the first dinosaur radiation
Nesbitt, S. J. et al. Ecologically distinct dinosaurian sister group shows early diversification of Ornithodira. Nature 464, 95–98…
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…