Category: Around the Web

North Carolina natural resource agencies have confirmed wild bird mortalities due to highly pathogenic avian influenza. The mortalities include a snow goose, redhead duck, red-shouldered hawk and bald eagle in...

Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) are known for their cleverness, so it should be no surprise that when scientists sought to study their behavior, the birds managed to outwit the researchers....

A rare eastern indigo snake has been spotted in the wild in Alabama. It’s only the second sighting since a reintroduction program started releasing captive-raised snakes in the state in...

Joro spiders may look big and scary, but biologists say that unlike some other introduced species, they may not pose a danger to the environment, even if they spread across...

For some lizards, getting out of harm’s way is as easy as detaching their tails. But that comes at a cost. Tails do come in handy, after all. How do...

Researchers have created a set of maps to document where biodiversity in the United States is most at risk. The effort is part of a partnership between the nonprofit conservation...

A solar power facility is slated for Texas’s largest remaining section of tall-grass prairie, raising concerns about its effects on the landscape and the wildlife that occupies it. Near the...

A growing group of journal publishers is taking a closer look at the diversity of their authors. Nature reports that over 50 publishers representing over 15,000 journals around the world...

The Red Wolf Recovery Program has released two wolves into a conservation area in North Carolina. The pair are the first of 10 that officials plan to release on the...

If you’re going on a vacation, you may be able to help researchers collect important information about endangered species. Researchers have trained computers to search social media and find photos...