Aggressive Wild Turkey Is Terrorizing Washington, DC, Residents
American wild turkeys have made a remarkable comeback. The birds' population, which had fallen to about 200,000 specimens in the early 1900s, has risen to over 7 million...
Environment Articles
Birch Trees Can Soak Up Microplastics From The Soil
The proliferation of microplastics in our oceans has received worldwide attention. However, the abundance of the tiny plastic fragments in the soil has largely gone unnot...
Earth Day 2022: "Invest In Our Planet" For A Brighter Future
On April 22, 2022, over a billion people worldwide will celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day. The modern environmental movement began on April 22, 1970, when US la...
Kansas Zoo's Fugitive Flamingo Has Been Spotted In Texas
A flamingo on the "run" from a Wichita, Kansas, zoo for 17 years was recently spotted in Texas. No. 492 and its buddy, No. 347, escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo in 20...
Two New Species Of Glass Frogs Discovered In Ecuador
The Southern Tropical Andes, which comprises areas of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, is one of the world's most biodiverse regions — especially when it comes to amphibians....
Powerful Tornado Causes Widespread Damage In New Orleans
The residents of New Orleans can't seem to catch a break from natural disasters. Just over a year after being battered by Hurricane Ida, the beautiful city has been hit b...
Colorful LEGO Bricks Have Been Washing Ashore English Beaches For 25 Years
February 13, 2022, marked the 25th anniversary of the Great LEGO Spill — the worst toy-related environmental disaster of all time. On this fateful day in 1997, the Tokio...
World's Largest Colony Of Nesting Fish Found Beneath Antarctic Ice
The Weddell Sea, an extension of the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica, is known for its abundant wildlife. The 1,242-mile (2,000-km) bay's nutrient-rich waters...
Rare Juvenile "Ghost Shark" Found Off New Zealand Coast
Chimaeras, or ghost sharks, have been around for millions of years. However, the elusive fish, which live at depths of up to 6,000 feet, are largely unknown to science. T...
These Amazing Ants Are Experts At Tree Repair!
Ants are known to undergo extreme measures to save their own. Past studies have shown the industrious insects carrying wounded comrades back to the nest to heal and even...
Animals At Smithsonian's National Zoo Enjoy Snow Days!
The season's first winter storm — which brought significant snowfall to the Washington, DC, area on January 3, 2022 — could not have come at a better time for the residen...
UN Climate Summit Ends With A New Pledge To Combat Climate Change
On November 13, 2021, diplomats from nearly 200 countries vowed to step up their efforts to slow global warming. The Glasgow Climate Pact, signed at the United Nations Cl...
Rare Tardigrade Fossil Found Trapped In Amber
Tardigrades, or water bears, are virtually indestructible. The eight-legged microscopic animals can withstand extreme temperatures, survive without food for decades, and...
The Frightful Truth About Halloween Pumpkins
Every October, families rush to pumpkin patches to pick out the perfect gourds. Some use them to carve spooky jack-o'-lanterns, while others place them outside their home...
Oil Spill Off The Coast Of California Closes Beaches And Threatens Wildlife
A ruptured undersea oil pipeline off the coast of Huntington Beach, CA, has leaked thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean, threatening fish and wildlife and c...
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Resident Sea Otter Kit Invents "The Shrimp Game"
Most seafood lovers — animal or human — would find it hard to resist a tasty shrimp morsel. However, not Kit, a mischievous sea otter that resides at California's Montere...
Fossil Found By Student Naturalists Turns Out To Be New Species Of Ancient Giant Penguins
When some curious summer campers at the Hamilton Junior Naturalist Club (Junats) set out on an expedition to Kawhia Harbour on New Zealand's North Island, they were just...
Canary Island Volcano Continues To Erupt After Two Weeks
La Palma, one of Spain's Canary Islands, has been feeling the wrath of the Cumbre Vieja volcano since September 19, 2021. The explosive volcano, which came to life shortl...
Adorable Video Captures Black Bear Cub's First Playground Slide Experience
The school day had just ended at Isaac Dickson Elementary School in Asheville, North Carolina. Most students had left, and the ones in the school's "supervised homework h...
Firefighters Save Sequoia National Park's Beloved Giant Forest From Raging Wildfire
The Sequoia National Park in California's southern Sierra Nevada mountains is best known for its namesake giant sequoias. The park boasts 40 groves of the massive trees,...
Retired Circus Elephants Move To New Home With Plenty Of Room To Explore
After years of intense public pushback, the now-shuttered Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus finally announced the retirement of their Asian elephant performers in...
Commonly Found North American Wildflower Turns Out To Be A Carnivore
The western false asphodel — an herb-like plant found in abundance along North America's West Coast — has been known to science since 1879. But it is only recently that r...
Rare Embryo Found Inside Prehistoric Turtle Egg
The Henan Province in central China is a treasure trove of dinosaur eggs. However, the odd-looking black orb with a blue tint, presented to Fenglu Han and Haishui Jiang b...
Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall In Louisiana As A Powerful Category 4 Storm
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season began with a bang for the residents of Louisiana. On August 29, 2021, the Gulf Coast state was battered by Hurricane Ida, a powerful Ca...