5+ hour, 12+ min ago  (565+ words) A new species of monkey with distinctive orange lips and a deep roaring call has been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Colobus congoensis, known to local people as Likweli, is just the fifth new monkey species scientists have…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (441+ words) The Trump administration reversed decades of longstanding environmental law protecting endangered species Friday, opening up sensitive habitats of those protected species to drilling, mining, farming and real estate development. Related video above: Acadia became a model for conservation in America…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (325+ words) A new study suggests tourism and human activity off Hawaii Island may be contributing to unexpectedly low calf numbers in spinner dolphins. The study, led by the University of Hawaii’s Marine Mammal Research Program and published in the journal Endangered…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (434+ words) Sightings of humpback whales off Rio de Janeiro’s coast are surging as they recover from decimation due to commercial whaling, prompting an acceleration in the demand for whale-watching excursions to spot the huge marine creatures during their annual migration. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (161+ words) Earlier this month, Bernheim Forest and Arboretum in Kentucky documented some new firefly species. Researchers discovered three fireflies, two of which do not glow in the dark. Those two are called diurnal fireflies, which means they do not have the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (280+ words) A young bird at the Birmingham Zoo is eating, flying and socializing normally again after receiving a custom-made prosthetic beak designed by specialists at the UAB School of Dentistry. Beauregard, a green aracari related to the toucan family, damaged his…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (694+ words) Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, from California’s towering redwoods to the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of carbon…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (338+ words) Video above: Weekend forecast A seabird typically found thousands of miles away has been spotted in Alabama for the first time, according to birding officials. The Alabama Ornithological Society says there has never been an accepted report of a Red-footed…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (105+ words) Video above: Tuesday forecast Flames swept through one of the cabins at the Cheaha State Park campground Monday morning. The call went out shortly before 11 a.m. about the fire at Cabin 3 on Bunker Loop in east Alabama, according to the Shinbone…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (153+ words) Development of one of Hueytown's most anticipated outdoor projects has officially begun. City officials, community leaders and residents gathered to celebrate the start of development for the West Rock Mountain Nature Preserve with a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday. “This project…...