Category: Around the Web

South Carolina has named a 2-mile stretch of highway for the first African-American game warden hired by the state Department of Natural Resources. The highway in Richland County, where he...

An effort to read the genome of every vertebrate in the world has released its first results, with near-complete genomes for 25 species, including the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum),...

As efforts to restore landscapes through rewilding pick up around the world, researchers say it takes more than just reintroducing a species. The success of these efforts may ultimately rely...

Looking at fossil records, researchers determined the structure of an ecosystem matters more in the face of environmental change than the composition of species in it. Understanding this, they found,...

A 15-year-old student recently launched a mobile app game to get children more interested in birding without even having to go outside. Adam Dhalla, the recipient of the 2018 American...

Bison have been reintroduced to Waterton Lakes National Park after being removed due to a massive wildfire in southern Alberta in 2017.  A herd of bison (Bison bison) were moved...

Indications of rat poison appeared in the majority of eagles that researchers recently tested, raising concern about its effects on the species. In a study published in PLOS ONE, a...

A new technique could allow biologists to test live animals for the deadly chronic wasting disease. The method allows scientists to test tissue from the animal’s ear rather than having...

Researchers recently discovered a new species of bumblebee in the Rocky Mountains while studying genetic diversity of bumblebees in the area. The team was collecting hundreds of bee samples and...

The U.S. Forest Service has released a comprehensive assessment of invasive species, including plants, pathogens, insects and animals. Some are new arrivals. Some invaded so long ago that people are...