| September 09, 2026 |
Soil Fungi Prove Central To Native Forest Recovery On Remote Pacific Atoll Apr 29, 2026 (SPX) The study, published in the journal Current Biology, shows that restoring native Pisonia grandis trees - the backbone of Palmyra and hundreds of other atolls worldwide - requires more than clearing introduced palms. The right underground fungal partners must also be present for forest recovery to succeed. Palmyra Atoll sits roughly halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa. Native forests were cle... read more |
Scorpion Pincers and Stingers Fortified With Metals Tuned To How Each Species HuntsApr 29, 2026 (SPX) The research was led by scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, who used high-resolution electron microscopy and X-ray analysis to map metal... more 
Bangladesh's tigers stalk uncertain future in SundarbansApr 28, 2026 (AFP) Abdul Goni Gazi was among the first to raise the alarm for the creatures struggling to grow their numbers under pressure from habitat loss, poaching and climate change. Known locally as "Goni Tiger", the 45-year-old devo... more 
Attack at DR Congo nature park kills fiveMar 04, 2026 (AFP) The circumstances of Tuesday's raid in a region hit by local militias often organised along community lines, as well as criminal networks, have not been released. The park's HQ at Lusinga in Katanga province was "the tar... more 
UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences departmentFeb 18, 2026 (SPX) The contract supports the Microsystems Induced Catalysis program, an initiative that seeks to develop microsystems capable of precisely influencing the activity of molecular catalysts using physical forces imparted by th... more |
Noisy humans harm birds and affect breeding success: studyFeb 11, 2026 (AFP) Researchers reviewed nearly four decades of scientific work and found that noises made by humans were interfering with the lives of birds on six continents and having "strong negative effects" on reproduction success. Pr... more 
Man arrested in Thailand for smuggling rhino horn inside meatFeb 10, 2026 (AFP) The 36-year-old Vietnamese man was detained on Monday after landing at Bangkok's main international airport on suspicion of illegal wildlife imports, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said... more |
UK zoo says tiny snail 'back from brink' of extinctionFeb 07, 2026 (AFP) The greater Bermuda land snail had not been spotted for years until a cluster of shells was caught slithering through an alleyway in the capital Hamilton in 2014. Some were flown to Chester Zoo, where experts spent years... more 
Hidden mechanical energy may help sustain life on EarthFeb 05, 2026 (SPX) A new review introduces a third, largely overlooked energy source that may help drive global biogeochemical cycles, mechanical force converted into usable energy in natural environments. In a paper published in Environme... more |
Elephant kills tourist at Thai national parkFeb 02, 2026 (AFP) The 65-year-old Thai tourist from Lopburi province was out for a morning walk with his wife when he was trampled to death by an elephant named Oyewan, national park chief Chaiya Huayhongthong told AFP. His wife managed t... more
Cuddly Olympics mascot facing life or death struggle in the wildJan 30, 2026 (AFP) But it's another story for their real-life counterparts -- living out of sight and under pressure in the Alps as their snow cover slowly melts away due to climate change. Ermines and stoats are the same animal -- mustela... more |
Japan's beloved last pandas leave for China as ties frayJan 27, 2026 (AFP) Panda twins Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao were transported by truck out of Ueno Zoological Gardens, their birthplace, disappointing many Japanese fans who have grown attached to the furry four-year-olds. "I've been coming to wat... more
Fans bid farewell to Japan's only pandasJan 25, 2026 (AFP) Loaned out as part of China's "panda diplomacy" programme, the distinctive black-and-white animals have symbolised friendship between Beijing and Tokyo since the normalisation of diplomatic ties in 1972. Some visitors at... more |
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