World’s most-used weedkiller disrupts honeybee brains
Flowering plants in gardens, farmland, and residential areas often grow close to weeds treated with herbicides. These are also the same places honeybees visit in search of nectar and pollen,…
Meerkats get front-row seats for Bristol Balloon Fiesta
Visitors heading to the Bristol Balloon Fiesta are not the only ones being treated to a colourful display in the skies above the city. Over at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm,…
Red Handfish Becomes National Geographic’s 18,000th Species Photographed
National Geographic describes it as an ocean dweller that moves more like a rock-and-roll frontman than a typical fish. No bigger than a human thumb and sporting a distinctive red-lipped…
Georgia Loggerhead Turtles Break 37-Year Nesting Record
Loggerhead sea turtles have reached a major conservation milestone along Georgia’s Atlantic coastline, where nesting numbers have climbed to their highest level in 37 years. According to the Georgia Department…
Rare Sea Eagle Chick Marks Comeback in Ireland
More than 100 years after white-tailed sea eagles vanished from Ireland, the country is celebrating another encouraging step in the species’ remarkable return. Fota Wildlife Park in County Cork has…
Leo DiCaprio Launches $200M Plan to Save 100 Species
A construction worker recently made an unexpected rescue after discovering a frog almost completely buried at the bottom of a hole on a job site. Residential framer Cole Montsma was…
Builder Finds Something Moving in Dirt Pile
The little animal was getting buried in the dirt. A construction worker recently made an unexpected rescue after discovering a frog almost completely buried at the bottom of a hole…
Woman Finds Deadly Balloon on Florida Beach
“Not garbage. Not harmless.” A walk along a Florida beach nearly turned into a painful lesson for Elise Grandizio after she mistook a dangerous sea creature for a piece of…
Shelter Volunteer Finds 4 Puppies in Grocery Basket
They were all squished together. An early morning shift at a BC SPCA shelter recently began with an unexpected discovery waiting just outside the entrance. When a volunteer arrived at…
Women Find Matted Shih Tzus Running Houston Streets
“They were all very matted.” A group of small dogs wandering loose through a Texas neighborhood recently sparked a rescue effort that revealed a much larger problem. In July, three…