“It was a long night of worry.” Earlier this week, staff at the Links Der Weser clinic in Bremen, Germany, encountered an unusual “patient” outside their emergency room doors. A…
“It was a long night of worry.” On a recent fall evening in Connecticut, a grandmother babysitting her grandchildren glanced up at the roof and spotted something unusual. Perched awkwardly…
Australian Antarctic Program scientists have confirmed that the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to new species on Heard Island, an Australian external territory in the sub-Antarctic. First Bird…
At 9 a.m., Norwich market is only just waking up. Shutters remain down and traders sip their first coffees. Yet in the nearby Memorial Gardens, another ritual is already underway…
“My heart sank.” When a call came in about a great blue heron found “freezing to death” outside a basement door in Port Jefferson, New York, Lisa Jaeger didn’t hesitate.…
If you scan a world map for places where endangered species could thrive with minimal human disturbance, the Arabian Peninsula quickly stands out. Because most people live along the coasts…
“This sassy girl is one of the lucky ones …” One morning near West End, North Carolina, a homeowner stepped outside and was met with a chilling sight. Lying motionless…
People searching for honey in Mozambique work with birds via a shared language in a rare case of cooperation between humans and wild animals. This language also comes with regional…
As many as 75,000 mating pairs are waiting for eggs. While much of the United States is locked in winter, a very different scene is unfolding on Midway Atoll, a…
“I said, ‘No, no, no, it must have been a sea lion.'” Coyote Shocks Alcatraz Staff After Swimming to the Island What began as an ordinary morning on Alcatraz Island…