Vampire Squids Reveal Far More Secrets Below—How These Deep-Sea Dwellers Are Changing The Biology Game

Medicine & Technology Apr 20, 2015

It’s no real big secret that researchers still don’t know much about what lies deep within the ocean’s unreachable depths. And thus it is ever evident that marine ecologists also do not known a lot about life at the lower depths. But with a new study published this week in the journal Current Biology, researchers now reveal that even the creatures they have found and studied in detail may house some strange secrets of the vast oceans, as well.

With a Snapshot Researchers Reveal That Bouvier’s Red Colobus Monkeys Survived Extinction

Apr 20, 2015

With the death of three endangered sperm whales last week, the news this week surrounding conservation efforts has been rather bleak. But with the snap of a flash and a near-perfect picture moment, researchers in the Congo’s newest national park are turning the tide. And the announcement of a long-lost species comes with even better news—it appears that there’s a baby on-board too for the field researchers’ record-breaking findings.

They’re ALIVE—With a Snapshot Researchers Reveal That Bouvier’s Red Colobus Monkeys Survived

Apr 17, 2015

With the death of three endangered sperm whales this week, the news this week surrounding conservation efforts has been rather bleak. But with the snap of a flash and a near-perfect picture moment, researchers in the Congo’s newest national park are turning the tide. And the announcement of a long-lost species comes with even better news—it appears that there’s a baby on-board too for the field researchers’ record-breaking findings.

Bringing Extinct Animals Back to Life No Longer Just Part of the Movies

Mar 27, 2015

Move over Jurassic Park, it seems the idea of bringing extinct animals back to life is now becoming more science rather than science fiction. The idea of reviving long extinct species has fascinated scientists for generations. Now, they have brought the idea one step closer to reality as scientists from Harvard University have managed to insert wooly mammoth DNA into the code of Asian elephants.

New GPS Study Reveals Giant Pandas Hang in Packs in the Wild

Mar 27, 2015

While they may have millions of admirers around the world for their unique looks and lackadaisical personalities, little is truly known about the nature of China’s giant pandas in the wild. Researchers to date have sought to discover exactly how it is that these picky eaters have survived in the wild bamboo forests, but with strict laws governing who and what research is conducted on the endangered species, biologists have had little to no luck in finding out exactly what happens behind the bamboo curtains of the pandas’ homes. That is, until now.

Hair Scrunchies Save Endangered Wildlife From Cats

Mar 24, 2015

Research shows that placing brightly-colored scrunchies on cats can alert their prey before they are captured, thereby protecting endangered wildlife such as birds, reptiles and amphibians.

Giant Tortoise Babies Born in the Wild for the First Time in 100 Years

Mar 15, 2015

The Pinzon giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands are breeding again. For the first time in a century, scientists have found baby giant tortoises that have been born in the wild.

Catalina Fox Populations—From the Brink of Extinction to Potentially Off the List

Mar 12, 2015

Though the Catalina fox species may be the smallest species of fox in the world, it appears that size may not have anything to do with their survival. And while the animal may have been endangered decades ago, locals and visitors to the island of Santa Catalina are realized that their abundant numbers may be a sign of drastic change.

Catalina Fox Populations—From the Brink of Extinction to Potentially Off the List

Mar 09, 2015

Though the Catalina fox species may be the smallest species of fox in the world, it appears that size may not have anything to do with their survival. And while the animal may have been endangered decades ago, locals and visitors to the island of Santa Catalina are realized that their abundant numbers may be a sign of drastic change.

Myanmar Bird Fools Scientists Who Thought That It Was Extinct

Mar 08, 2015

A bird that scientists believed to have gone extinct decades ago has been rediscovered in Myanmar, after a team of scientists used a recording of its distinctive call to track it down.

“Alien of the Deep” Makes Its Way to the Australian Museum

Mar 04, 2015

A rare sea creature found off the coast of Australia in January has finally made its way to the Australian Museum for study. The creature, a rare goblin shark often referred to as an "alien of the deep" was originally found off the coast of Australia by a fishermen that has since donated it to the museum.

"Living Fossil" Frilled Shark Comes Up From Ocean Depths

Jan 23, 2015

A rare frilled shark was caught off the coast of Australia in a fishing trawler. This rarely spotted living fossil dates back 80 million years with a face that won't win it any beauty contests and looks like something that might come out of a Hollywood horror movie.

Researchers in Scottland Find Remnants of Nessy’s Relatives—Or So It Seems

Jan 20, 2015

While tales of the cryptid, the Loch Ness monster more colloquially known as Nessy, have gone largely unsubstantiated in the past, archaeologists in Scotland believe that they may now have found creature that fits the bill. The only problem is, that the dolphin-like marine reptile which grew to lengths of up to 14 feet went extinct nearly 170 million years ago.

Evading Death—How The Bowhead Whale Is Able To live Up To Two Centuries

Jan 10, 2015

Bowhead whales are our planets longest-lived mammal. And just how is such a large animal able to survive for so long? Well, let's just say that they've got good genes.

Polar Bears May Be Solving Their Own Problems—But Not For Long

Jan 09, 2015

While researchers and diplomats all over the world are attempting to deal with the issues of climate change, the United Nations in particular who are trying to unite all nations in a collective effort, it’s the animal species at the Earth’s poles that are facing this change on the front line. And though the valiant efforts made in recent summits have yet to amount to much change, it appears that animals in the Arctic are finding a solution of their own— well, a temporary one at least.