Rare dinosaur mummies help scientists recreate their prehistoric lives
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been…
Rarest whales show promising population growth, scientists report
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of…
Loss of macroevolutionary species fitness explains the rise and fall of clades
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A young Texas-based firm and Trump unite in fight to revive oil drilling off California coast
When the corroded pipeline burst in 2015, inky crude spread along the Southern California coast, becoming the state’s…
A Carnian theropod with unexpectedly derived features during the first dinosaur radiation
Nesbitt, S. J. et al. Ecologically distinct dinosaurian sister group shows early diversification of Ornithodira. Nature 464, 95–98…
Southern right whales awe admirers after coming back from brink of extinction
PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina — PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina (AP) — After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern…
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70%…
Tamarins and sloths share new habitat at Palm Beach Zoo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have become unlikely roommates in…
Moose falls into well, rescued hours later by Maine game wardens
PEMBROKE, Maine (AP) — A bull moose that fell into an abandoned well in Maine was pulled to…
Conservationists file lawsuit to stop Florida black bear hunt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Conservationists have filed a lawsuit to halt Florida’s first black bear hunt in a…