3+ hour, 41+ min ago  (822+ words) Growing up in Florida, David Godfrey loved surfing and spending most of his time in the ocean. It was then that he first became aware of what was happening to marine life on the beaches and in the oceans. Founded…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (444+ words) The International Union for Conservation of Nature became the first global environmental organization upon its founding in 1948. However, it was not until 1963 that the then-chair of the group’s Species Survival Commission, Sir Peter Scott, created the Red Data Book. It…...

8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (495+ words) The animal kingdom has a beautiful and natural way of honoring grief, as illustrated by the story of a butterfly and a baby bison. At the end of June 2026, Crimson, a 5-year-old bison at the South Park Buffalo Preserve, became…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (452+ words) A green sea turtle and a bearded fireworm confront each other in the ocean — who is going to win? Although the name ‘bearded fireworm’ might sound like something from a Super Mario video game, it is actually a real species....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (233+ words) Fourteen young Louisiana pine snakes recently began a new chapter in their species’ recovery, having been released into Kisatchie National Forest as part of a long-running conservation effort. Their journey from hatchling to wild resident offers a clear look at…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (625+ words) Thanks to Shark Week and summers spent at the beach frolicking in the water, people have developed a fascination with tracking tagged great white sharks online. Tens of thousands of active users take to tracking platforms to follow both those…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (472+ words) Pterosaurs were a broad group of ancient flying reptiles and are known as the first vertebrates with powered flight. Well-known pterosaurs include Pterodactylus, Nemicolopterus, and Quetzalcoatlus. Quetzalcoatlus was one of the largest, if not the largest, flying animals of all…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1007+ words) Some of the biggest changes in a lake or river don’t begin with dramatic floods or massive fish die-offs. Sometimes, they start with a creature so small you’d need to squint to see it—quietly changing what it eats. That’s…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (295+ words) Giraffes are incredibly cool creatures. In addition to having extremely long necks and a highly mobile tongue that allows them to eat from tall trees, they are actually super smart as well. In fact, one recent study found that they…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (197+ words) The more you replicate the wild conditions in which ferrets evolved, the more you’ll observe their unique and often amusing ferret-like behaviors. The 2022 Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior describes how stimulating objects can “release” the innate behavior of animals....