In the animal world, virgins giving birth to offspring is more common than you might think. The process known as “parthenogenesis” is actually relatively common in many different species. In fact, some female animals are […]
Author: Ronald Dowling
Endangered Animals Are Being Killed By Bacon-Scented Poisons On Illegal Marijuana Farms
In California, some criminals are conducting illegal marijuana grow operations that are killing forest animals. Many of these animals are protected under the California Endangered Species Act. Rodenticides that are used to protect the marijuana […]
Australia Calls In The Dogs To Help Ailing Penguin Population
Australia has a long history of losing its native wildlife at the hands – well, paws and teeth – of imported species. When European settlers arrived at the land down under in the 1800s, they […]
Scientists Discover Incredibly Poisonous Snake In Australia
Australia is already well-known for its amazing variety of poisonous creatures, and now scientists have added one more snake to the list. The snake is called Acanthophis cryptamydros, also known as the Kimberley death adder. […]
This Map Of 1600s Manhattan Shows A Forested World You Wouldn’t Imagine
At one point in time, the land that is now Manhattan in New York City had an array of wildlife, including gray wolves, bears, and songbirds. The land that has since been replaced by buildings […]
The Answer To Styrofoam Waste Could Be Plastic Eating Worms
Chinese scientists believe they may have found the solution to the problem of what to do with styrofoam waste. Because of styrofoam’s very slow biodegradation properties, it can sit in landfills for hundreds of years. […]
Rare ‘Living Fossil’ Found Again After Thirty Years
Earlier this month, biologists from the University of Washington encountered a rare species of nautilus that has not been seen in over thirty years. A nautilus is a marine mollusc that has a shell and […]
NASA Throws Cold Water On Social Media Astroid Rumor
In response to rumors rampantly spreading across the Internet, NASA issued a statement on Friday that planet Earth is indeed safe for the foreseeable future – at least from asteroid or meteor destruction. Recently, doomsday […]
Thanks To Relentless Poaching The Sumatran Rhino Is Now Extinct In Malaysia
In a sad dose of reality, the Sumatran rhinoceros has been declared extinct in its native country of Malaysia by scientists. Primarily found in the Asian country, scientists have not seen a Sumatran rhino in […]
Japanese Rocks Reveal 110 Million Year Old Dinosaur Eggs
Researchers have discovered the first known dinosaur nesting site in Japan after uncovering a tennis court sized patch of rock that has yielded 90 different pieces of fossilized dinosaur eggs from five separate dinosaur species. […]