Why Do Groundhogs Really Emerge on February 2?
Why do groundhogs emerge around February 2? Hint: it’s more to do with Valentine’s Day.
Soil Community in Atacama Desert Survives on Fog
Scientists have discovered new methods that allow certain plants and animals to survive in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Is Climate Change Bringing Back Prehistoric Redwood Trees?
Because of global warming, the Dawn redwood might unexpectedly make it back to the wilderness of its ancient habitats in North America.
European Wolves Could Be Replaced by Wolf-Dog Hybrids
Scientists are now worried that the future of the 17,000 wolves known to live in Europe is in jeopardy due to crossbreeding with dogs.
How Goats in Samothraki are Increasing Landslides
Overgrazing by the island’s large goat population has left Samothraki’s hills and valleys unprotected by vegetation, making them vulnerable to landslides and erosion from heavy rainfall and other weather.
Mapping Where Planting Trees Can Help with Climate Change Mitigation
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has estimated nearly 1 billion of hectares of trees are needed to reduce climate change to about 1.5°C. Researchers have mapped out where to plant those trees.
Iceland’s Long Road to Reforestation
Reforestation and afforestation have a long tradition in Iceland, but the results are barely noticeable – only a tiny fraction of the land is now covered in forests.
Catty New Year!
These whimsical vintage post cards feature cats wishing the recipient a Happy New Year.
The Food-trembling Bird Gets the Worm
Foot-trembling is a foraging technique used by some species of birds to find prey beneath the surface of the ground.
These Wolves in Minnesota are Very Very Territorial
Researchers with the Voyageurs Wolf Project released maps showing 68,000 GPS-locations of seven wolves being tracked.
Medieval Bestiaries
Bestiaries were manuscripts cataloging all of the natural and supernatural animals believed to interact with the earthly world.
