Category: Around the Web

If you’re a word nerd, you’ve probably already plunged into Wordle, the word guessing game that’s taken the Internet by storm, racking up millions of daily users in just three...

After a slow start, efforts to feed Florida manatees in the wild to protect them from starvation in the winter are showing some success. About three dozen manatees (Trichechus manatus)...

After the virus that causes COVID-19 showed up among white-tailed deer in the United States, scientists have detected it among wild deer in Canada. Tests of hunter-harvested deer have shown...

An Arctic hare made a remarkable journey across northern Canada, prompting biologists to reconsider how far they can travel. Fitted with a GPS tracking collar, the hare (Lepus arcticus) traveled...

Biologists have been concerned that the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico would block the movement of wildlife between the two countries. That was the case for one Mexican...

Researchers have found that the Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 may have come through a mouse as an intermediate host. “These findings suggest that researchers should focus...

Ask wildlife managers what their favorite movie is and you probably won’t hear Bambi. The classic Disney film has long been criticized for fostering, as the New Yorker recently put...

Whales are big animals, and they have big appetites. Researchers recently tagged whales with cameras and sensors, which allowed them to get a better picture of how much whales consume...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing up to $225 million for conservation projects on agricultural land through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. This year’s funding includes opportunities for projects...

Researchers are exploring the feasibility of reintroducing ocelots to a portion of their historical range in South Texas. The project is focused on reintroducing the endangered species to a portion...