First Philippine eagle bred in captivity dies
The first Philippine eagle bred in captivity in an effort to save one of the world's most endangered birds has died from infections, conservationists said Friday......»»
Gordon Moore dies at 94
According to Intel's press release on its official website, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced that Gordon Moore died on March 24, 2023, surrounded by his family at his home in Hawaii......»»
Does John Wick die at the end of John Wick: Chapter 4?
John Wick: Chapter 4 is being hailed as an action masterpiece, but fans are asking if John Wick dies at the end of the movie. Digital Trends has the answer......»»
Climate science pioneer Claude Lorius, dies at 91
Leading glaciologist Claude Lorius, whose Antarctica discoveries in the 1980s helped prove humanity's role in global warming, has died at 91......»»
Australia"s extinct giant eagle was big enough to snatch koalas from trees, suggest study
The year is 1959. Speleologists descend a 17-meter shaft to explore the depths of Mairs Cave in the southern Flinders Ranges. Some 55 meters into the main chamber, they find fossils scattered throughout a boulder pile. Among these fossils are a claw.....»»
Former N.H. dealer, NADA president Paul Holloway dies at 84
Former NADA president Paul Holloway was a Buick district manager before buying his first dealership in 1967. He once owned 13 stores before he began selling most of his dealerships in 2000......»»
Release of captive-bred native fish negatively impacts ecosystems, study finds
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that large-scale fish releases negatively impact ecosystems as a whole, while offering little benefit and some harm to the species they seek to support......»»
Iran"s rare cheetah cub dies of kidney failure
The last survivor of three endangered Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran died in hospital Tuesday from kidney failure, state media reported......»»
Why time is running out to restore animals existing only in captivity to the wild
What does the future look like for extant species that are extinct in the wild? Enlarge / The Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) was confirmed to be extinct in the wild in 1981 (credit: Josh More (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) It was A.....»»
The animals and plants that only exist in captivity—and why time is running out to restore them to the wild
It was April in 1981 when a party of four camped for two days and nights on the forested slopes of Mount Evermann, the central peak of Socorro, a volcanic island in the Pacific some 400 kilometers southwest of Baja California, Mexico. Their fruitless.....»»
Red McCombs, Texas auto dealer and sports franchise owner, dies at 95
Billy Joe "Red" McCombs, a longtime Texas auto dealer who later built a business empire, died Sunday. He was 95......»»
Gary Cowger, former GM North American chief, dies at 75
In his nearly 45-year career with the automaker, Cowger negotiated labor peace and mentored future CEO Mary Barra......»»
Microsoft will forcibly remove Internet Explorer from most Windows 10 PCs today
Internet Explorer dies another of its countless small deaths. Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Internet Explorer 11 was never Windows 10's primary browser—that would be the old, pre-Chromium version of Microsoft Edge. But.....»»
Shoichiro Toyoda, pilot behind Toyota"s U.S. expansion and Lexus launch, dies at 97
Toyoda piloted his family's namesake company through the trade tensions of the 1980s. He also represented the Toyoda clan on the board for 57 years, making him the automaker's longest serving director. He is also the father of current Toyoda CEO Akio.....»»
Lost and found: Codebreakers decipher 50+ letters of Mary, Queen of Scots
The cache of letters sheds new light on Mary Stuart's years of captivity in England. Enlarge / Sample ciphertext (F38) found in the archives of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, now attributed to Mary, Queen of Scots. (credi.....»»
Chile preparing threatened condor chicks for release into wild
Alhue and Mailen were born in captivity but conservationists hope to free the chicks soon as part of a project to boost Chile's ailing population of Andean condors......»»
Carl Hahn, VW CEO who led automaker"s China expansion, dies at 96
During Hahn's decade-long tenure, VW built factories in China, established the Beetle as an American pop culture icon, and started Audi's transition to the luxury-car segment......»»
How grasses avoid inbreeding
Corn, rice, wheat, sugar cane—the grass family contains a number of species that are important food sources for humans and have been bred and cultivated for millennia. Wild and farm animals, too, depend heavily on grasses for feed: cows, sheep, hor.....»»
St. Louis dealer Frank Bommarito dies at 88
Bommarito, who founded Bommarito Automotive Group more than 50 years ago and expanded it across the St. Louis region, died peacefully in his home in Naples, Fla......»»
Farm-bred octopus: A benefit to the species or an act of cruelty?
Sandwiched here between the Pacific Ocean and Kona Airport—atop a dusty volcanic desert—dozens of 50-gallon water tanks gurgle and bubble away; each home to a solitary, wild-caught octopus and a couple of floating, plastic bath toys......»»
"It just dies": Yellow-band disease ravages Thailand"s coral reefs
Underneath the calm turquoise waters off eastern Thailand, a rapidly spreading disease is killing corals over vast stretches of the sea floor, and scientists fear it may be getting worse because of climate change......»»