Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, is the oldest-known wild bird on the planet. First fitted with a band in 1956, the Hawaiian seabird has laid her first egg in four years, according to United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials. Wisdom returned to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to lay what could be […]
The question of how intelligent plants and fungi are has been increasingly explored by scientists, as they have delved into the capability of these lifeforms to perceive and communicate with each other and the outside world. A new study has found that fungi can not only perceive, but learn, have memories, solve problems and make […]
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed that giraffes be listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the first time. The agency hopes listing the iconic tallest mammal on Earth will crack down on poaching, as the U.S. is one of the largest destinations of items such as rugs, boots […]
Many animals — from bees to bats and lizards to lemurs — are pollinators, but have you ever seen a wolf happily licking the cone of a flower? Ethiopian wolves have been observed foraging for nectar from the Ethiopian red hot poker flower, with some of the canids visiting up to 30 blooms in one […]
The vast array of Earth’s plants and animals is what makes our world so exciting and beautiful. When it comes to forests, having a diversity of tree species comes with an added bonus that benefits the entire planet: a higher rate of carbon sequestration. A new study has found that forests with greater tree diversity […]
In a symptom of human development pushing native wildlife further outside their natural habitats, mountain lions living in the greater Los Angeles area have been changing the timing of their activities to avoid interactions with hikers, joggers, cyclists and other recreationists, according to a new study led by researchers at University of California, Davis (UC […]
On a visit to Brazil on Sunday, President Joe Biden became the first sitting president from the United States to visit the Amazon rainforest. Biden promised funding to protect Earth’s largest tropical rainforest, and signed a proclamation making November 17 International Conservation Day, reported Reuters. During his four-hour visit to Manaus — the largest Amazon […]
According to a new study, some plankton species may face changing environmental conditions by 2100 that could impact marine ecosystems and the ocean’s capacity for storing carbon. Planktonic foraminifera — single-celled organisms who live in seawater — are under threat from warming oceans, a press release from the Max Planck Society said. In tropical regions, […]
The largest known coral colony in the world has been found in the southwest Pacific, near the Solomon Islands. Visible from space, the “mega coral” — a collection of tiny coral polyps forming one organism — could be over three centuries old, reported BBC News. The giant coral colony was discovered by a National Geographic […]
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