Animals California is Meant to Burn ‘California is meant to burn’: Experts teach landowners art of prescribed burns The prescribed burn begins on a California hill with a drip torch to light brush, needles and fallen branches, the flames spreading out on the forest floor far below the tree canopy. Students on this Saturday class learn how to keep the […]
Animals Teens Accused of Killing Swan Three teens have been arrested for allegedly killing a swan for family and friends to eat. The female swan, named Faye, was killed at a pond in Manlius, New York. Her four babies, called cygnets, went missing over the weekend. On Tuesday, Manlius police arrested 18-year-old Eman Hussan, and a 17 and 16-year-old, all from […]
Animals 107 Million Year Old Bones Pterosaurs, the world’s oldest flying reptiles, once flew in Australia’s skies as far back as 107 million years ago, according to a study published Wednesday. Palaeontologists came to that conclusion after examining two pieces of prehistoric bone extracted from Dinosaur Cove – a fossil-bearing site in the Australian state of Victoria – more than three […]
Animals Rare Albino Giant Panda Spotted Rare albino giant panda spotted visiting other pandas in China nature reserve A rare all-white albino panda has made another appearance in new footage from China’s Wolong nature reserve. Back in April 2019, the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province in southwestern China released a picture of the all-white panda, which at the time […]
Blog What is HMPV Some doctors say this is the most important virus you’ve never heard of The past winter was a heavy one for respiratory viruses, dominated by surges of RSV, influenza and Covid-19. But just as it was winding down, a little-known virus that causes many of the same symptoms – a lower lung infection, hacking cough, […]
Animals Rare White Bison Calf A ‘one-in-ten-million’ rare white bison calf was just born in Wyoming A rare “one-in-ten-billion” albino white bison was born in a Wyoming state park on Tuesday. White bison are considered sacred to some Native Americans, according to the Native American College Fund. Bear River Park Superintendent Tyfani Sager said that the calf is small but […]
Animals Bear Steals Cupcakes Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery, scares employees. A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away. Workers at Taste by Spellbound in the town of Avon were loading cakes into a van for delivery on Wednesday […]
Animals Orcas’ Revenge Killer whales may be attacking boats as revenge for injured matriarch. Orcas have reportedly attacked and sunk three boats off the coast of Spain in apparent acts of revenge that experts worry other whales in their pod might copy. “The little ones shook the rudder at the back while the big one repeatedly backed up […]
Animals Rights of Nature In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the ‘rights of nature’ movement On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate students dug into the sand to excavate a sea turtle nest, their lamps casting a soft red glow as they studied eggs, inventoried the success of the hatch and checked […]
Blog Threat of Pathogen Threat of pathogen with “even deadlier potential remains,” WHO chief warns The head of the World Health Organization urged countries across the globe to prepare for the next pandemic, warning that future health emergencies could be even worse than the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s warning comes weeks after the group officially […]