Next month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC1) will meet in Switzerland to discuss mercury pollution and regulation. Researchers at the Coastal and Marine Mercury Ecosystem Research Collaborative (C-MERC) are way […]
…and you really don’t want one to bite you. That’s because the Kayan slow loris has a toxic chomp. The little guy has a gland on his arm that he […]
Bats can’t contract AIDS, but a disease that’s destroying their populations creates a similar problem experienced by those with the virus. We’ve written about white nose syndrome before and the […]
You might find yourself thinking the lights on Michigan Avenue or your own street a pretty darn lovely this time of year. But they can’t hold a candle to the […]
Those popular kids may be onto something. Researchers at American zoos spent the last 18 years watching their resident gorillas for certain trends. They observed who was outgoing and playful […]
What better way to start your Friday than with some good, old-fashioned carnage? This time, it’s at the hands (or rather, fins) of giant catfish. The 1 to 1.5-meter-long European […]
Nyasasaurus isn’t a new discovery, but this is the first time it’s been considered a dinosaur. Bits of the small dino were discovered in the 1930’s in Tanzania’s Manda Beds and […]
Nefertiti was a spider that boldly went where only a few spiders went before, so it’s safe to say she had a pretty full life. The 10-month old “Johnson jumper” died […]
One might think that living in proximity to lions and hyenas is dangerous enough, but that’s before you factor in a rabies epidemic. Diseases like rabies and canine distemper are […]
Draconectes narinosus, a kind of loach that was just found in southeast Asia by researchers working with Flora & Fauna International. The little fish’s name is combination of Greek and […]
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