Endangered whale gives birth while entangled in fishing rope
Scientists spotted an endangered right whale dragging a length of fishing rope caught in its mouth as it swam with a newborn calf off the Georgia coast, a rare confirmation of a birth by an entangled whale that experts determined they can't safely at.....»»
RSV vaccine to protect infants gets green light from FDA advisers
Faint data signal of possible increased risk of premature birth caused some concern. Enlarge / A father cares for his 8-and-a-half-month-old son, who is in the intensive care unit of the pediatric clinic at St. Joseph Hospital in.....»»
RSV vaccine to protect infants gets green light from FDA advisors
Faint data signal of possible increased risk of premature birth caused some concern. Enlarge / A father cares for his eight-and-a-half-month-old son, who is in the intensive care unit of the pediatric clinic at St. Joseph Hospita.....»»
Coyotes, bobcats move into human-inhabited areas to avoid apex predators, only to be killed by people
Since their protection under the Endangered Species Act, wolf populations have been making a comeback in the continental United States. Conservationists have argued that the presence of wolves and other apex predators, so named because they have no k.....»»
Researchers call for Canada to braid Indigenous rights with endangered species laws
Climbing caribou numbers in northeastern British Columbia prove that collaborations between Indigenous and colonial governments can reverse decades-long declines, but focus needs to shift to culturally meaningful recovery targets, a consortium of res.....»»
Hanging by a purple thread: Study highlights threats to murasaki plant
Purple is a color that has historically been associated with nobility around the world. Japan is no exception. However, its distinct murasaki hue is threatened as the native gromwell plant—synonymous with murasaki—has become an endangered species.....»»
Architecture after COVID: How the pandemic inspired building designers
Walking during lockdowns, following protocols and restrictions, city dwellers witnessed the birth of a new architectural aesthetic......»»
Threatened turtle relocation project demonstrates importance of micro-climate conditions
One of the world's first attempts to relocate an animal species threatened by climate change—Western Australia's critically endangered Western Swamp Turtle—has delivered early findings about the importance of replicating the natural micro-climate.....»»
Vaccine authorized for emergency use in California condors amid bird flu outbreak
California condors will receive a vaccine for a deadly strain of avian influenza that threatens to wipe out the already critically endangered vulture species, federal officials said Tuesday......»»
Whale sharks found to slow down to allow researchers to scrape off parasites
A trio of marine biologists from The University of Western Australia has found that some whale sharks will slow their swimming to allow researchers to scrape collections of copepods from sensitive areas. In their study, reported in the journal Fishes.....»»
1 million images get stitched together to form an atlas of star birth
Stars are born in dense clouds of dust and gas called, adorably enough, stellar nurseries. Now, researchers have created an atlas of five of these regions......»»
James Webb telescope gets a view of the ‘white whale’ of exoplanet research
Located 50 light-years away, the planet GJ 1214 b has defied 15 years of attempted observations due to its hazy nature......»»
ASEAN offers not just geographical advantages
The rising labor cost in China and the changing international politics have given birth to a new value chain stretching from Shenzhen and Dongguan in southern China to northern Vietnam. Samsung has already established two major handset production bas.....»»
FDA advisers vote unanimously in favor of OTC birth control pills
"We need to trust women." Enlarge (credit: Perrigo) A panel of independent medical experts for the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in favor of allowing the hormonal birth control pill Opill (n.....»»
GE Lighting launches colorful, customizable rope lights with a built-in microphone
The Dynamic Effects Neon-Shape Smart Lights are compatible with both Alexa and Google Home, and can adjust their performance in real time based on nearby sound......»»
Long-term study pinpoints who has been shot and witnessed shootings by race, sex, and birth year
Exposure to gun violence is one of the great traumas of American life, but its harms are not equally distributed. In a first-of-its-kind study published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, a Harvard sociology professor and his colleagues set out to examine.....»»
Endangered Dupont"s lark population declined by 66% after the storm Filomena
A study published in the journal Bird Conservation International warns of a decline of more than 66% in the population of the Dupont's lark (Chersophilus duponti) after the storm Filomena. This meteorological phenomenon was the biggest snowstorm to h.....»»
Tribe signs pact with California to work together on efforts to save endangered salmon
A California tribe has signed agreements with state and federal agencies to work together on efforts to return endangered Chinook salmon to their traditional spawning areas upstream of Shasta Dam, a deal that could advance the long-standing goal of t.....»»
A New Cloned Horse Offers Hope for Endangered Species
The technique may finally be emerging as a way to preserve species at risk of extinction......»»
Harmful fisheries subsidies are leading to more fishing vessels chasing fewer fish: Study
Fish aren't impacted by borders, and neither are the subsidized fishing fleets that follow them......»»
Human activities have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing population into smaller patches
Despite their iconic status and long association with humans, Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals. Believed to number between 45,000 and 50,000 individuals worldwide, they are at risk throughout Asia due to human activities s.....»»