Dog Joins Kids On Sledding Trip And Instantly Discovers Her Calling
“Millie does NOT believe in taking turns.” Millie was spending time outdoors with her family on a snowy hill near their home, watching the kids slide down on sleds. It…
Firefighters Pull Charred Cage From Burning Home And Find A Tiny Survivor
“It’s really a miracle” 😲 Liana Lopez was finishing a shift at her neighborhood YMCA last month when her phone buzzed with an alarming message. Without hesitation, she grabbed her…
Advocates express concerns over ACT government wombat management plan
The ACT government is reviewing new ways to manage the territory’s wombat population as concerns grow among rural landholders and cases of mange continue to affect the species. A newly…
‘Significant’ jump in sea lion pup deaths on South Australian island
Australia’s rare sea lions have endured a particularly harsh breeding season, with researchers reporting a sharp rise in pup deaths in waters affected by harmful algal blooms between Kangaroo Island…
New ghost marsupial related to the kangaroo found in Australia
Scientists exploring Western Australian fossil caves have identified a new bettong species and two new woylie subspecies. Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of native Australian marsupial closely related…
Footage of River Otter Scurrying Through Lincoln–a Delightful Reward for Decades of Conservation Work
In Lincoln’s picturesque old town, where Tudor and Victorian façades are dressed up for the holidays, an unexpected scene played out one November evening — and it was all caught…
Polar bears in southern Greenland are ‘using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA’ to survive melting sea ice
Warming temperatures appear to be driving genetic mutations in some polar bears to help them survive the shifting climatic conditions. Rising temperatures may be triggering genetic changes in polar bears…
Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?
Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn’t the initial driver, researchers think. Many people grow up believing that all turtles can pull their heads…
Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid’s huge genome, revealing secrets of the ‘living fossil’
The genetic link between squids and octopuses may just be found in the vampire squid genome. For years, scientists studying cephalopods have struggled to answer a key evolutionary question: how…
From Rainforest to Ice: Giant Animal Puppets Carry a Message Across a Warming Planet
Earlier this year, a striking procession of enormous, life-sized animal puppets embarked on an ambitious international journey to draw attention to the climate crisis. Constructed from recycled materials and guided…