Plants and Animals

Gray Whales that Feed Around the Coast of the Pacific Northwest are Smaller than Those that Migrate Further to Forage

Gray Whales that Feed Around the Coast of the Pacific Northwest are Smaller than Those that Migrate Further to Forage

According to recent research from the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University, gray whales who spend their summers grazing off the coast of Oregon…
Woman Describes Her Experience With The World’s Most Dangerous Plant

Woman Describes Her Experience With The World’s Most Dangerous Plant

A woman has described her encounter with one of the world’s most lethal plants, Dendrocnide macrolides, often known as gympie-gympie (for the place where it…
Orca Mothers that have Gone Through Menopause Seem to Shield their Male Calves from Harm from Other Orcas

Orca Mothers that have Gone Through Menopause Seem to Shield their Male Calves from Harm from Other Orcas

In the wild, female killer whales can live up to 90 years, with the majority living an additional 22 years following menopause. Why humans and…
Mammals have been Proven to Spread Wild Fruits with Higher Alcohol Content Farther and Wider

Mammals have been Proven to Spread Wild Fruits with Higher Alcohol Content Farther and Wider

Researchers from the University of Calgary, the Centro de Conservación Guanacaste, the University of Exeter, and the College of Central Florida discovered that in Costa…
There Have Been More Reports of Sharks in Cape Cod Bay Diving to Take Stripers Strung on Fishing Lines

There Have Been More Reports of Sharks in Cape Cod Bay Diving to Take Stripers Strung on Fishing Lines

Cape Cod Bay is a large body of water located off the eastern coast of Massachusetts, USA. It is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean…
Picky Green Sea Turtle Travels to the Same Restaurant Every Generation to Eat

Picky Green Sea Turtle Travels to the Same Restaurant Every Generation to Eat

Generations of green sea turtles have visited the same seagrass meadows for food for around 3,000 years. Willemien de Kock, a historical ecologist at the…
97 Pilot Whales were Tragically Stranded in Western Australia, and an Expert Explains Why they were ‘Huddling’ Before the Incident

97 Pilot Whales were Tragically Stranded in Western Australia, and an Expert Explains Why they were ‘Huddling’ Before the Incident

Western Australia is witnessing heartbreaking images as a pod of pilot whales became stranded on a beach late on Tuesday (July 25, 2023). The most…
A Research on the Brown Widow Spider Demonstrates How Invasive Species Thrive in Favorable Environments

A Research on the Brown Widow Spider Demonstrates How Invasive Species Thrive in Favorable Environments

The success of brown widow spider invasions may be attributed to lower parasitism and predation in urban settings. At Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, researchers…
The Mystery of the Eel Relation to the Loch Ness Monster

The Mystery of the Eel Relation to the Loch Ness Monster

Scientist Floe Foxon investigates if the Loch Ness Monster, a figure from Scottish folklore, could be a huge eel in a recent study that was…
Texas’s Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Utilizes Fire to Preserve a Tree that is Essential to its Culture

Texas’s Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Utilizes Fire to Preserve a Tree that is Essential to its Culture

Each bud on the longleaf pine bursts with wiry green fingers as its branches arch upward. The longleaf’s thick bark peels but shields the sturdy…
Freshwater Turtles’ Underpass Design can be Improved, According to Recent Studies

Freshwater Turtles’ Underpass Design can be Improved, According to Recent Studies

Freshwater turtles are a diverse group of reptiles that belong to the order Testudines. They are called “freshwater” turtles because they primarily inhabit freshwater habitats…
Supersized Fruit Eater Database on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Supersized Fruit Eater Database on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Knowing how fruit eaters are doing is a critical step in conserving precious and vulnerable biodiversity hotspots. To help with this, scientists and students at…
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