Alexis Madrigal: Welcome to Forum. I’m Alexis Madrigal. I can’t be alone because I’ve always wanted to go to Antarctica. Something about the strangeness of the land and the remoteness of the place—something about the lack of human destruction, something about the sheer challenge of getting there and surviving. Our guest this morning, Ariel Waldman, … Read more
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In many species of bumblebees, the queens spend their winters buried underground in a small pit the size of a grape. For six to nine months, they enter a deep sleep-like state called diapause, waiting for the season. As climate change brings heavy rainfall to many areas, these overwintering queens face increasing risks from unstable … Read more
A rare piebald deer, also known as a leucistic deer, has recently been spotted in southern Maine. Retired Maine photojournalist Kevyn Fowler shared the video of the deer. Some piebald deer have only a few outward signs of this condition, such as small patches of white hair. Some may be white, like those seen by … Read more
Deep in the jungles of Tanjung Puting National Park, the movement is activated the camera captured something that conservationists had never recorded there before: a Bornean clouded leopard mother guiding two cubs. puppies with firewood. One cub paused, turned, and looked directly into the lens for a moment before moving on. The recorded game offers … Read more
AAfter huddling in a damp, cool cave, Raúl da Silva Armando Chomela is waiting for his eyes to adjust. Wearing latex gloves, a helmet fitted with a headlamp, and a mask to protect his lungs from fine particles and bacteria, the molecular biologist from the Mozambican port city of Beira peers into the shadows for … Read more
Scientists have captured rare underwater footage of a whale giving birth, revealing a level of cooperation and support from nearby whales that researchers say has rarely been recorded in the wild. Video, recorded by the team of marine scientistsit not only shows the time of birth but also shows how other whales stayed close and … Read more
When an unusual sight of land appeared, Egyptian traveler Omar Nok jumped out of his narrow seat and onto the deck of the 49-foot boat he was traveling on. After weeks of being surrounded by nothing but sea, the view of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, home to the UNESCO-listed Piton mountains, left him … Read more
Your support helps us tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is breaking new ground as the story unfolds. Whether it’s investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest film, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on American women fighting for reproductive rights, … Read more
Emily Taylor has lived in California for 20 years and has never received as many calls about rattlesnakes as she did last month. Taylor owns Central Coast Snake Services, a snake consulting business, runs the Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is part of a network of volunteers who … Read more