5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (995+ words) Feeding wild birds brings joy, calm, connection, and meaning, with 95% of bird feeders saying the activity positively affects their well-being. A bird feeder can become part of an ordinary day: fill it, glance out the window, and see which birds…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (933+ words) Monkeys and apes form surprising relationships with other species, offering clues about how our close bonds with animals evolved. People keep animals as pets, feed them, brush them, and let them sleep on the bed. Scientists have long treated pet-keeping…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1024+ words) Teens who care for their dogs report healthier ways of coping with social stress than those who mainly turn to their pets for emotional support. A teenager who comes home after a rough day at school can always talk to…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (926+ words) Tropical insects remain poorly tracked, but combining local knowledge, social media, and monitoring could guide better conservation worldwide. Insects rarely receive the same attention as larger animals, but human life depends on many of the jobs they do. They pollinate…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1306+ words) Sixteen Asian elephants in Thailand gave up a trunk habit as soon as it stopped working, the first evidence of self-control in the species. Put a piece of fruit where an elephant can see it and smell it, and the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (726+ words) Stewart Island/Rakiura is a wild corner of New Zealand filled with native birds, ancient forests, rugged beaches, and remarkably dark skies. Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features the wild, forest-covered landscape of Stewart Island/Rakiura…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (970+ words) British zoos hold 106,000 animals, and just 9% are native species, with only 2% on any UK conservation priority list. Zoo signs talk about saving species from extinction, and most visitors have little reason to question that claim. Across British and Irish collections,…...