Bringing aeroconservation down to Earth
Author – Niki Wilson for Ensia From migrating birds to pollinating bees to seed-dispersing plants, thousands of species depend on the quality of the aerosphere — the layer of […]
Zoology
Massive 425lb Sturgeon Catch!
Okay we may be a little overdue for a fish story – true – but a fish story nonetheless. This is the story of a father son duo who caught […]
Turtles in the Arctic?
A great article from Wired describing the discovery of a 90 million year old turtle fossil in Canada’s High Arctic. Thousands of kilometres from the turtle’s freshwater habitat in Asia, the […]
According to Google Maps Cattle Align North to South
Further evidence of the power of mapping and the utility of Google Maps. In this study reported in the BBC News, researchers studying Google Maps from around the world have […]
Ancient Snake – 13 metres long!
In this fascinating article from CBC news, researchers in Columbia have discovered the fossilized remains of a snake that was 13 metres long and weighed in at 1, 135 kilograms! […]
Weapon Found in Whale 130 Years Old!
This article from the Daily Mail, details how a recently caught 45 tonne Bowhead whale was found to have fragments of an arrow shaped projective from previous encounter with whalers. […]
Don’t Touch the Mockingbird’s Nest!
In this fun article from the Associated Press, we learn that mockingbirds have a frightfully good memory for identifying people. Those individuals who ‘tamper’ with the nest of a mockingbird […]