There' s no longer any doubt—the wolves found in Norway and Sweden today are actually Finnish, according to extensive studies done on their genetic makeup. Humans wiped out Norway's original wolf population in the wild around ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2021
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Koalas and kangaroos are subject to more scientific study than Australia's twitching rodents and bats, according to new research which finds 'ugly' animals attract less funding and investigation.
Ecology
Mar 7, 2016
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Eggs littered the sand, but there was no sign of life around or in them.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2021
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The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, consider doing a quick check for worms.
Ecology
Mar 19, 2020
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Mysterious, repeating sounds from the depths of the ocean can be terrifying to some, but in the 1980s, they presented a unique look at an underwater soundscape.
Ecology
Nov 21, 2024
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(Phys.org) —A team of entomologists from the University of Illinois has found a possible link between the practice of feeding commercial honeybees high-fructose corn syrup and the collapse of honeybee colonies around the ...
During a tiger survey at a wildlife sanctuary in India, conservationists noticed a "large-sized" mammal. The brief glimpse intrigued them and led them to set up more trail cameras for a better look at the "smooth-coated" ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2025
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For almost 30 years they passed as quirky eccentrics, diligently setting up their insect traps in the Rhine countryside to collect tens of millions of bugs and creepy crawlers.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2019
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There is a new king of the Columbia. Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest's mightiest river by the millions. Shad, not salmon, are thriving in the warm, still water created by hydroelectric ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2024
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A polar bear chases a reindeer into the water, drags it ashore and devours it, in a striking scene caught on film for the first time.
Ecology
Nov 28, 2021
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