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…
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%…
Golden lion tamarins and sloths become unlikely roommates at Palm Beach Zoo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have become unlikely roommates in a…
Tamarins and sloths share new habitat at Palm Beach Zoo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have become unlikely roommates in…
160,000 apply for Florida’s first bear hunt since 2015
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for…
More than 160,000 apply for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, official says
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a…
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…
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…