More Environment - Page 17
Why the reigning fat bear champion isn't in the contest this year
"When we last saw her, she appeared very fat and just as healthy as any other bear."
By Mark Kaufman
The competition in 2019’s Fat Bear Week is particularly heated
Meet the heavyweights.
By Mark Kaufman
Lab-created embryos may revive population of near-extinct white rhinos
This could mean a lot for the future of revitalizing near-extinct species.
By Jordan Aaron
The scary sea serpent's secret — Kid Stories
"Goodbye I will see you in three days...'cause it's a pretty long journey up from the west to the north."
The nearly extinct white rhino might live on, thanks to lab-created embryos
There are only two left in existence, and both are female, but scientists were able to fertilize their eggs with the sperm of now-dead male rhinos.
By Morgan Sung
Shapeshifting sea creature expands in front of scientists' eyes
There's another critter living inside.
By Mark Kaufman
The number of species on Earth is uncountable
"We’re muddling along with a fractional knowledge of species diversity."
By Mark Kaufman
The Trump administration can't gut the Endangered Species Act
"They’re trying to make it easier to under protect species."
By Mark Kaufman
Five animals with better jobs than you
We know you wish you were as cool as they are.
A prehistoric human-sized penguin has been discovered in New Zealand
History is so cool.
By Jordan Aaron & Saavon Smalls
Human-sized 'monster penguin' unearthed in New Zealand fossil find
Turns out that 60 million years ago was "the time of the giant penguins".
This fat bear cam bear shouldn't be at the river. But he's on to something.
"Otis routinely ranks among the fattest bears on the river."
By Mark Kaufman
Salmon cannons may be viral, but they're no gimmick
"We won’t take a scale off the fish."
By Mark Kaufman
Rare butterflies start their once-in-a-decade migration in the U.K. and Ireland
Follow the butterflies!
By Proma Khosla
2019's baddest, most dominant bear cam bear has emerged
"Nearly all other bears avoided his approach."
By Mark Kaufman
New moon: What lunar living will look like in 100 years
Lava tubes. City-sized caves. Extreme sports. The future of the moon is wilder than you think.
By Chris Taylor
This octopus escape artist proves octopuses are smarter than we think
They have been discovered on carpets, along bookshelves, in a teapot, and inside the aquarium tanks of other fish.
By Mark Stetson
Giant jellyfish takes a swim with new diver friend, goes viral
What lies beneath.
See where the dinosaur bones are kept in the Big Bone Room — What's in the Basement?
Ever wondered where they keep all those dinosaur bones?
By Ray White
Scientists captured a 'ravioli' starfish on camera
This starfish won't be on anyone's plate.
By Ray White
Giant bear 747 gets walloped in a gnarly bear cam fight
"With neither bear willing to back down something had to give."
By Mark Kaufman
