6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (507+ words) Scientists have identified a giant new dinosaur from Brazil that reached about 20 meters long and lived 120 million years ago. Its surprising evolutionary ties to a Spanish dinosaur suggest its ancestors crossed ancient land connections between Europe, Africa, and South America....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (256+ words) The blackbird topped the pleasantness table and barn owls' s… Oregon State University scientists found people who use cann… A zoo has shown how it uses technology to keep an eye on hibernating possums. Healesville Sanctuary employs thermal cameras to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (419+ words) LEWISTOWN - Clayton "Clay" Lutz has spent his life paying attention to the outdoors. Long before he became a wildlife biologist, he was a kid in Blair County wandering the woods around Altoona, learning the rhythms of the seasons and the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (576+ words) As Oklahoma's punishing summer heat bore down on a giant nest of cliff swallows perched on an interstate overpass, hundreds of baby swallows began jumping out of their nests and onto the road. Only 41 of the tiny birds could be…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (697+ words) In talking this week with other friends who spend a lot of time outside, we’ve noted that the woods and fields have become much quieter, with much less birdsong overall. What we are still hearing is becoming more subdued....