Four threatened and endangered plant species growing in the San Bernardino National Forest will have an…
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Keep or cull? Romania divided over its bear population
It was a sight that stopped traffic. A brown bear seemingly asleep, its head on its…
University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens
Greg Schneider scans rows upon rows of liquid-filled glass jars containing coiled snake specimens, just a…
Birds nesting in agricultural lands more vulnerable to extreme heat, study finds
As climate change intensifies extreme heat, farms are becoming less hospitable to nesting birds, a new…
Coin tosses are not 50/50: Researchers find a slight bias
Want to get a slight edge during a coin toss? Check out which side is facing…
Back on the menu? Europeans once ate seaweed, research shows
Europeans now rarely eat seaweed, but it was an important part of their diet until the…
To find out how wildlife is doing, scientists try listening
A reedy pipe and a high-pitched trill duet against the backdrop of a low-pitched insect drone.…
Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says
With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as…
'Mind-blowing': Astronomers spot most distant radio burst yet
Eight billion years ago, something happened in a distant galaxy that sent an incredibly powerful blast…
Researchers: The climate impact of plastic pollution is negligible—the production of new plastics is the real problem
The dual pressures of climate change and plastic pollution are frequently conflated in the media, in…