Latest Stories in Natural Sciences - Page 8
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How Snowflakes Form Their Intricate Designs
A few "Hey, look what I learned" fun facts to bring home today.
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Eagle Nearly Flies Off With Child in a Montreal Park (Video)
One family narrowly avoided a tragic reminder that our place atop the food-chain isn't without some competition.
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Bird Removed From Zoo Display For Hurling Expletives at Guests
While there's no indication that the seemingly disgruntled zoo animal really had any clue what it was saying, it's hard not to imagine a life in captivity would inspire such sentiments.
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Photo of the Day: Chestnut Seeds Sprouting
In the middle of winter, it's always good to think about the miracle of spring awaiting us.
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350,000 Trees Planted in Uganda by Earth Day Network Project!
We wouldn't be called TreeHugger if we didn't have a certain fondness for trees!
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What?! China Developers to Flatten 700 Mountains to Build New City
After years of hearing tales of the huge scale of everything in China, we tend to get desensitized... But even considering that, this is huge!
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Photo of the Day: Galloping Giraffes
This images shows the grace of these sometimes awkward-looking animals.
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Lessons from Darwin, The IKEA Monkey
We now treat our pets like our kids or our spouses. Is this a healthy thing?
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Dr. Fido? Trained Dogs Can Smell 'Superbug' Bacteria, Help Prevent Deadly Outbreaks in Hospitals
It turns out that Rex's nose, if properly trained, can also detect a very common and tenacious type of bacterial infection that can be deadly to the weakened patients in hospitals and care homes.
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Salty Beginnings of Famous Natural Arches
The natural arches in Arches National Park have an unusual story for how they were formed.
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Christmas Trees Given Jellyfish Genes Could Produce Their Own Light
The only downside, of course, is that your self-lit holiday centerpiece actually would be a Frankenstein tree.
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Ansel Adams' Photographs Remind Us of the Importance of Preserving our Wilderness Parks.
Ansel Adams' photographs continue to capture the essence of environmentalism.
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Weird! Leopard Briefly Adopts Baby Baboon After Killing its Mother (Video)
Sometimes animals don't behave the way we expect them too, and sometimes there's a camera to capture the special moment.
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Photo of the Day: Flowers Breaking Through Ice
The wonders of wildlife on a tundra show through.
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Obituary: 832F, Yellowstone's Most Famous Wolf, was Killed on Thursday
Scientists and national park aficionados knew her well, partly thanks to a $4,000 GPS collar that tracked her every move.
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Photo of the Day: Lynx Strolling Up A Tree
This Eurasian lynx is a beautiful example of a cat perfectly at home in the snow.
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Soil Microbes Go Beyond Antibiotic Resistance to Eating Antibiotics
Superbugs that can survive antibiotics have become a major concern. Now nature has gone a step further: some microbes lunch on antibiotics
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The World's First Space-Traveling Jumping Spider Has Died
Today we join NASA in mourning the loss of a spider. Not just any spider -- a space-traveling spider.
