The Artemis II crew — which includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (left), Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — is en route to the moon. Here’s what they can expect from their 10-day job. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide description toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA For the first time in more than 50 … Read more
Maine just released its first-in-a-decade plan to protect and manage the region’s fauna and flora, from tiger stone beetles to beloved giants like moose to top predators like great white sharks. “Maine’s most vulnerable wildlife is at a crossroads,” said Judy Camuso, commissioner of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, in a statement last … Read more
NASA successfully launched the Artemis II mission, marking the first manned mission to the moon since the Apollo program ended in 1972. The 322-foot Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off at 6:35pm ET (22:35 GMT) on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sending the Orion crew capsule on a 10-day journey. Recommended Stories list of … Read more
In Colorado there are three species of rattlesnakes: the prairie rattlesnake (Green rattlesnake), the damaged snake is gone (Crotalus oregano concolor), and the western massasauga snake (Sistrurus tergeminus). Each has carved out a unique niche across an incredibly diverse landscape. The prairie rattlesnake is widespread, occurring in grasslands, hills, and scrubland below 9,500 feet. The … Read more
A bobcat with mange markings was seen in Portola Valley in March 2026. Courtesy Kori-Anne Bagrowski. Residents of Portola Valley say they’ve been seeing a number of dead foxes and bobcats lately, leaving some to wonder if they’re being poisoned by rodenticides. Marianne Plunder, chairwoman of the city’s Pest Control Committee, said: “We don’t know … Read more
The post Steve Irwin’s Legacy: How One Keeper Changed Our Relationship With Wildlife Forever appeared first on AZ Animals. Take it fast The late Steve Irwin had a huge impact on wildlife conservation, which his family continues today. More than 500 million people have watched Steve Irwin’s wildlife documentaries. Crocodile Hunter focused on educating people … Read more
The post Steve Irwin’s Legacy: How One Keeper Changed Our Relationship With Wildlife Forever appeared first on AZ Animals. Take it fast The late Steve Irwin had a huge impact on wildlife conservation, which his family continues today. More than 500 million people have watched Steve Irwin’s wildlife documentaries. Crocodile Hunter focused on educating people … Read more
image: Holotype specimen (part and companion) showing Megachelicerax cousteaui’s remarkable pincer-like chelicerae. vision Again Credit: Credit: Rudy Lerosey-Aubril It had been a long day teaching Rudy Lerosey-Aubril. As a reward, he returned to clean the Cambrian arthropod fossils he had just discovered for analysis. At first, the model showed all the expected characteristics of its … Read more
A new study has found that king penguins on a sub-Antarctic island are now giving birth 19 days earlier than they did in 2000, and more chicks are surviving the winter. That change has turned a warming ocean into a temporary boon for species that may still be losing it. King penguin on the island … Read more
The fossils were completely unremarkable. That’s what Harvard University paleontologist Rudy Lerosey-Aubril thought at first when he was examining arthropod fossils from the Cambrian period (538.8 to 485.4 million years ago). Lerosey-Aubril says: Normal Science. Early arthropod specimens do not have claws like this. Instead, Cambrian arthropods often have antennae in that region. In other … Read more