Malnourished emperor penguin rescued far from home on Western Australia beach
An emperor penguin has become the first wild member of its species to ever set foot on Australian shores. But this is no royal tour — the 1m-tall bird was …
Animals
The US Has a Cloned Sheep Contraband Problem
In September, a man from Montana was sentenced to six months in prison after he trafficked a clone of one of the world’s largest sheep species. Court documents allege that …
One monkey recovered, 42 others remain on the run in the US after escaping medical lab
One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in the US state of South Carolina has been recovered unharmed, officials say. Many of the others are …
Common grasses pose hidden dangers for pet owners this summer, vets warn
Pet owners are being warned to stay vigilant to the dangers of a common grass seed as Australia enters the warmer months. Found in long grasses across the country, grass …
The Secret Electrostatic World of Insects
When England’s team exposed caterpillars to electric fields similar to those generated by a flying wasp, caterpillars displayed defensive behaviors such as coiling, flailing, or biting. “This basically insinuates,” England …
Mickey the cockatoo rescued after weeks trapped in Sydney supermarket, thanks to ‘bird-whisperer’
Mickey the cockatoo has made his way to freedom after weeks spent trapped inside a southwest Sydney supermarket, thanks to the quick thinking of one determined rescuer. The bird had …
Tragic melioidosis outbreak claims 11 monkeys at Hong Kong zoo: Authorities investigate soil contamination
The bacterial infection melioidosis was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities say, as a further two died over the weekend taking the total …
How Cells Resist the Pressure of the Deep Sea
To study the cell membranes of deep-sea animals, the biochemist Itay Budin (center) joined forces with marine biologists Steve Haddock (right) and Jacob Winnikoff (left). Photographs: From left: Tamrynn Clegg; …
Dolphins Are Exhaling Microplastics | WIRED
In fact, bubble bursts caused by wave energy can release 100,000 metric tons of microplastics into the atmosphere each year. Since dolphins and other marine mammals breathe at the water’s …
Bacterial infection killed nine monkeys at Hong Kong’s oldest zoo, officials say
Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials …