Dutch town helps out rare bat species by installing "bat-friendly" streetlights
Street lighting can impact bats' feeding patterns and internal compasses, as well as the activity of their insect...
New SubCAS technology enables scientists to better study deep-sea ecosystems
Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences have created a new device that can capture and transport deep-sea creatures...
Endangered shark fins discovered on a Singapore Airlines flight to Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the biggest trading hub for shark fins in the world. Although they've taken steps to halt illegal...
Hunters killed 122 pregnant minke whales
Japanese hunters recently killed 122 pregnant minke whales as part of a so-called field survey, the BBC reported....
Scientists at the San Diego Zoo find some hope for saving the nearly-extinct northern white rhino
Only two northern white rhinos remain on Earth — two females, Najin and Fatu. But all isn't lost for the subspecies...
Trump administration wants to allow "extreme and cruel" hunting methods in Alaska
Donald Trump's administration is angling to amend hunting regulations for national preserves in Alaska, and not...
Florida coral reefs plagued with mysterious disease
With coral reefs under threat worldwide, researchers in Florida are racing to understand and treat a mysterious...
Tourists in Utah are tossing priceless dinosaur footprints into a lake
People, this is why we can't have nice things. Tourists in Utah have been removing dinosaur footprints embedded...
EU approves complete ban on bee-killing insecticides
In a monumental decision that has been years in the making, all member nations of the European Union have approved...
Scientists pledge to sequence the DNA of all 1.5 million known species on Earth
You may have heard of the Human Genome Project, but an international group of researchers has recently announced...
The National Park System just got its first Dark Sky Sanctuary
While there are numerous Dark Sky-certified National Parks across the US, the stunning Rainbow Bridge National...
Cows could one day be the largest land mammals left because of human activity
The world's biggest land mammal is the African bush elephant, which can be up to 13 feet tall and 24 feet long....
Bottlenose dolphins spotted in Canadian Pacific waters for the first time
Bottlenose dolphins typically reside in tropical or warm-temperate waters around the world — but researchers...
Baboons use a barrel to escape biomedical research institute in Texas
Baboons escaped a biomedical research facility over the weekend with the help of a 55-gallon barrel. Gizmodo reported that...
This turtle with a green mohawk is one of the most endangered reptiles in the world
It's not every day you see a turtle with a mohawk - even if that mohawk is made up of algae and not hair. The Mary...
