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Three years of fundraising and two years of construction are coming to an end for a San Rafael wildlife clinic. WildCare is set to reopen its renovated education and veterinary complex on Albert Park Lane on Nov. 14. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the 35 employees and 150 volunteers will move…
Vanessa Woods ' latest research didn't begin in a laboratory or during fieldwork. It began at home, with her own children. While her son eagerly embraced mud, insects and outdoor exploration, her daughter gravitated toward more…
The roof of a water tower atop a building in Manhattan’s Upper West Side that was home to a family of celebrity barn owls has been removed The roof of a water tower where a family of celebrity barn owls had been nesting in Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been…
A barn-owl nest in Manhattan — a sight so rare that it was the first ever recorded in the borough outside Central Park — was ripped apart by heartless hardhats this week, enraging the local birding community and sparking a state…
Once stimulated, some of their lanky legs can glow for up to 10 minutes This eerie glow was seen coming from the long legs of one of the largest species of giant sea spiders (Colossendeis tasmanica). The critter haunts an abyss off Australia. By Joshua Rapp Learn Deep in the…
The discovery comes from Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (GBY-NBA), an archaeological site where early humans produced stone tools hundreds of thousands of years ago. Elephant remains were unearthed alongside handaxes and cleavers made from…
California’s commercial-fishing season for Dungeness crab is expected to begin Nov. 7, barring the type of delays that have pushed back that opening in the past eight years. Bay Area conservationists are teaming up with commercial fishers to reduce whale-entanglement risks while supporting the local Dungeness crab industry. The Marine…
A crocodile stares down at the entrance of the Art Zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Oct. 27, 2026. Credit: AP/Patrick Post AMSTERDAM — Look up as you enter Amsterdam's new Art Zoo museum, and a 12-foot crocodile stares down at…
After three years of fundraising and two years of construction, WildCare is set to reopen its renovated wildlife hospital and education center at 76 Albert Park Lane in San Rafael on Nov. 14. The nonprofit has treated about 3,500…
October 30, 2026 — 5:12pm Every Halloween, we invite monsters into our homes. Vampires, zombies, murderous clowns – all reassuringly imaginary. I find it harder to be frightened by them these days. I spend too much of my working…