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‘If it’s cold, they stop mating’: New York City rat population may be on the decline
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (788+ words) As a result of New York's most severe winter in years, the city may see a drop from it's estimated 3 million rats Since arriving from Europe in the 1600s, New York City's rats have survived hurricanes, floods, terrorist attacks, riots, fires,…...
Are blue whales blue, and what is the most common animal? The kids’ quiz
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (328+ words) Five multiple-choice questions " set by children " to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes'Submit a questionMolly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children's questions. Do check out her books,…...
‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (1153+ words) Understanding biodiversity within species is key to our understanding of why nature works the way it does, say researchers Twelve miles from the heart of Rome, Dr Javier "balos pauses his walk, lifts his sunglasses and points. To his right,…...
Young country diary: A new find for my collection – a fox skull
11+ hour, 41+ min ago (321+ words) Bristol: It now lives in a cabinet of curiosities with lots of feathers and fossils that my sister and I have foundIt was a cold winter's morning, and we wrapped up warm to go for a walk in the woods…...
Week in wildlife: rescued dolphins, a white whale and a precious kākāpō chick
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (12+ words) This week's best wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading......
Seals, shipwrecks and a screaming swallower: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 – in pictures
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (130+ words) The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water's surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic lifeAll photographs courtesy of Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 Continue reading... Winner,…...
Bird flu kills dozens of elephant seal pups at California state park
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (486+ words) About 30 seals had died as of Thursday, nearly all of them weaned pups, amid the rise of avian influenza An outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has killed more than two dozen elephant seal pups in California,…...
Wildlife
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (188+ words) Wildlife'The Guardian The age of extinctionTropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of climate crisis " study Lost species to be released as Labour seeks to stave off Greens" election threat Toxic waste from screens ends up in endangered dolphins,…...
I did it. I actually saw a Cetti’s warbler | Lev Parikian
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (332+ words) Walthamstow Wetlands, London: They're professional skulkers, loud but highly elusive. And yet there one is, out of the reeds, to be remembered for ever It's weather you'd emigrate to avoid. Gloomy and cold " Tupperware sky and drizzle in the air....
Humans – not Mimmo the dolphin – need managing in Venice lagoon, say scientists
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (530+ words) Researchers say solitary bottlenose has adapted well to city waters, but tighter controls on boat traffic and human behaviour are needed Italian scientists monitoring the movements of a dolphin in the Venice lagoon have said humans are the ones who…...