Study Finds 25 Percent of World’s Mammals at Risk of Extinction

Michael Krebs a year ago Region: United States

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) unveiled a dark new study today, detailing the potential permanent demise of 1,141 of the 5,487 mammals on earth.  If the findings in the IUCN Red List of Th... more

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Swarms of Ants Bedevil Houston

Betty McMahon a year ago Region: Texas

A few years ago, some creatures about the size of a grain of rice, caught a ride on a cargo ship docked in one of the Caribbean ports and disembarked, unnoticed, at the port of Houston, Texas. Their adopted home was so hos... more

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Orchids Use Wasps for One Night Stands

David Brant a year ago Region: Australia

"Male pollinators can prefer orchids to real females, prematurely end a copulation with a real female to visit an orchid, or be unable to find real female mates among false orchid signals. Unquestionably, producing sperm, ... more

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