Judge sets deadlines in polar bear listing case
From the Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal court judge is giving the Interior Department until Dec. 23 to explain why polar bears are listed as a “threatened” species instead of the...
View ArticleNew Reefs in Puerto Rico
For decades, Puerto Rico’s ecosystem has suffered tremendously, with species dying out constantly. But recently, divers stumbled across these reefs during a federally funded mission to conduct research...
View ArticleRare Minnows Rescued from Texas River Amid Drought
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Wading through a muddy river bed to reach shallow pools of water, wildlife biologists scooped up hundreds of minnows Friday in one of the first rescues of fish threatened by...
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Invasive Sea Squirt Threatens Connecticut’s $30 Million Shellfish Industry
WEST HAVEN, CONN — The invasive sea squirt, Styela clava, has now been discovered along the Eastern Seaboard as far south as Bridgeport Harbor and poses a significant a Noel Sardalla Photo danger to...
View ArticleFanged Frogs Evolve to Fill Island’s Ecological Niches
Darwin’s finches may have some competition. A team led by Biologist Ben Evans at McMaster University report that they have found a group of frogs that evolved to fill a plethora of niches on the...
View ArticleGiant Amoeba in the Mariana’s Trench
The deepest part of the ocean is the Pacific’s Mariana’s Trench. Researchers from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at U.C. San Diego have been investigating the trench using dropcams. Dropcams are...
View ArticleFirst “Test-Tube” Hamburger Ready This Fall
The world’s population is growing at a rapid rate, and in order to keep up with the demand for resources, modern scientists are constantly trying to think of innovations that will advance our...
View ArticleNew Evidence Suggests a Warm and Fuzzy T-Rex
When one pictures a T-Rex, images instantly appear in your mind of a scaly, monstrous predator. However, recent research suggests that this familiar primordial creature may actually be more reminiscent...
View ArticleFlooding Disperses Invasive Plant, Fish Species
BETHEL, Vt. (AP) — Last year’s hurricanes and flooding not only engulfed homes and carried away roads and bridges in hard-hit areas of the country, it dispersed aggressive invasive species as well. In...
View Article230 Million-Year-Old Mite Found in Amber
Amber, besides being a popular name for girls, is a special type of fossilized tree resin which has many uses. Since the Neolithic era, it has been used to make beautiful jewelry, ornamental items and...
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