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Plants & Animals May 5, 2025

Toxic algae bloom taking a toll on Southern California's marine life

One by one, the four California sea lions slid out of their crates and into the ocean. As the SeaWorld San Diego rescue boat bobbed nearby, one of the pinnipeds dove deep and then popped his head out of the water, his mouth ...

Plants & Animals May 1, 2025

Rhythmically trained sea lion Ronan returns for an encore—and performs as well as humans

Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are capable of behaving in ways that show they recognize aspects of music, including rhythm and beat, remains a tantalizing field at the intersection ...

Plants & Animals May 1, 2025

Dolphin strandings are taking a toll on LA County's lifeguards: Experts say there's no end in sight

Spencer Parker has never seen so many dolphin strandings in his more than 20 years as an L.A. County lifeguard.

Plants & Animals Apr 25, 2025

Sea creatures keep dying in California waters: Now researchers have an answer

Sea creatures keep showing up dead in California waters, and researchers may have an answer as to why.

Plants & Animals Apr 24, 2025

Court halts coyote killings on some of Nevada's public lands

A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to partially halt its statewide program that kills off coyotes, mountain lions and other livestock predators until a more thorough environmental review is ...

Archaeology Apr 23, 2025

Research reveals first skeletal evidence of gladiator bitten by lion in Roman period

A study has uncovered the first physical evidence of human-animal gladiatorial combat in the Roman period.

Plants & Animals Apr 21, 2025

Mountain lion seen for first time in Texas county, officials say

A city worker recently spotted a mountain lion in a part of Texas where there's never been a confirmed sighting, according to officials.

Plants & Animals Apr 15, 2025

If we must bring back extinct species, let's focus on the giant herbivores

The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire wolf, a canine species that was wiped out around 10,000 years ago. However, the three animals it ...

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2025

Long-term studies at Jasper Ridge yield insights into oak ecosystems

Sitting atop the land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, located on the eastern hills of the Santa Cruz Mountains and about five miles southwest of Stanford University's main campus, is one of its most beautiful classrooms: Jasper ...

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2025

California announces plans to relax protections for wolves as population grows

In the latest sign that wolves are continuing to make a comeback across California after being hunted out of existence for nearly a century, state wildlife officials have announced that population numbers have increased enough ...

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