Game Wardens Helped Poachers Kill the Last of Mozambique’s Rhinos
Mozambique’s rhinos have been living on the edge of extinction for more than a century, but now they’re finally gone for good
The Only Clouded Leopard Left in Taiwan Is Stuffed on a Museum Shelf
Zoologists call the results of a 13-year-long hunt to find any remaining clouded leopards “disappointing”
High Fructose Corn Syrup May Be Partly Responsible for Bees’ Collapsing Colonies
High fructose corn syrup, the sugary compound in soda, is also fed to bees
How Bone-Eating Zombie Worms Drill Through Whale Skeletons
The worms use a “bone-melting acid” that frees up the nutrients within both whale and fish bones
It’s Crazy to Move a Hundred-Year-Old Tree, But This One Is Thriving
There’s controversy surrounding the oak’s new home, but park or no park, the Ghirardi Oak is staying, and the transport seems to have been a success
Our Battle Against Extinction, 100 Recipes and More Recent Books Reviewed
Growing up as a poor Astor and the roots of psychiatry
We’re Just 35 Devil’s Hole Pupfish Away From the World’s Best-Documented Extinction
If the species does go extinct, it will join Florida’s Dusky seaside sparrow as an endangered species that has died out while under federal protection
One Confused Loon Spent 48 Days Trying to Hatch Rocks
In July 2011, something strange was going on with one of the loons at a Massachusetts sanctuary
Why Guppies Seem to Have a Death Wish
Aquarium-leaping guppies don’t necessarily want to die, they’re just trying to colonize the next pond over
Fish Bladders Are Actually a Thing People Smuggle, And They’re Worth a Lot of Money
One bladder from the totoaba macdonaldi fish can garner $5,000 in the United States, and over $10,000 in Asia
The ‘FlipperBot’ Is Almost as Cute as the Baby Sea Turtles It Mimics
This bio-inspired robot could help conserve and restore beaches as well as teach us about how our ancient aquatic ancestors evolved to walk on land
Oxford Principal Nixes Student Plan to Have Live Shark at Ball
The tipoff that it would appear at all came from a poster for the ball that simply says, in large white letters, “Ginglymostoma cirratum (you should really go look that up)”
As Tigers Dwindle, Poachers Turn to Lions for ‘Medicinal’ Bones
Because wildlife managers are overwhelmed by the rhino horn poaching epidemic, investigations into missing lions will likely take second place
Can Cloning Giant Redwoods Save the Planet?
Redwoods are mighty trees, but would planting more of them help combat climate change?
Invasive Lionfish Are Like a Living, Breathing, Devastating Oil Spill
Meet the lionfish - the poisonous and ravenous fish that is making its way across the Atlantic ocean like a slowly crawling, devastating oil spill
Intriguing Science Art From the University of Wisconsin
From a fish’s dyed nerves to vapor strewn across the planet, images submitted to a contest at the university offer new perspectives of the natural world
From Elephant Poop Coffee Comes Elephant Poop Coffee Beer
Beer made from coffee beans that have passed through an elephant reportedly tastes “very interesting.”
Crowds Help Robots Repair Damaged Coral Reefs
A team of Scottish scientists hopes to raise $107,000 to build coral reef repairing robots
Why Rodents Can’t Throw Up, In Case You Were Wondering
A combination of physiology and neurology prevents these hairy little guys from being able to upchuck
With New Ban, No More Lions and Tigers and Bears at Circuses
Any animal not normally domesticated in the UK will no longer appear on stage
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