Door County Pulse6d
DOOR TO NATURE: Small Plants Respond to the Rain
The severe drought in August through mid-October dried up many small plants in Door County. But since the first day of ...
Interesting Engineering22d
Extinct hominid from 200,000 year ago in China is likely new human species
A new species of hominin or humans has been discovered in Northern China with an unforgettable physical feature— large heads. Everyone knows the Neanderthals, homo sapiens, and Denisovans are ...
Australian Geographic28d
Keeping native species as pets could save them from extinction. But it’s not that simple
In recent years, states such as South Australia have moved to liberalise native wildlife ownership laws. Could this be good for threatened species? That depends. Turning threatened species into pets ...
CNN28d
Giraffes are up next on the endangered species list, US wildlife officials say
The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing many giraffe species as either endangered or threatened. It’s the first time the long-necked mammals, native to Africa, would receive federal ...
Scientific American1mon
Endangered Species
One in Three Tree Species Is at Risk of Extinction A review of 47,282 tree species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature found that more than one third are at risk of extinction ...
BBC1y
Trapdoor spider: New giant species found in Australia
Australian researchers have discovered a super-sized species of trapdoor spiders found only in Queensland. The females of this rare species can live for over 20 years in the wild and grow up to ...