Equipped with forceps and ultraviolet lights, researchers trekked through a grassy, rocky region of India. That’s when they spotted something tucked into the crevice of a boulder: It was a striped and spotted creature with a long, “sharp” stinger. Scientists were in Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state in India, searching for Isometrus — a type […]
Were dinosaurs already on their way out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, ending the Cretaceous, the geologic period that started about 145 million years ago? It’s a question that has vexed paleontologists like us for more than 40 years. In the late 1970s, debate began about whether dinosaurs were at their […]
There are just two northern white rhinos left in the entire world – and they’re both female. But now, their species has a chance at survival, as researchers have for the first time achieved an IVF rhino pregnancy. BioRescue Project, a reproduction technology nonprofit focused on saving threatened species, announced on Wednesday that the company […]
Jan. 22—Carol Kwan, a Mililani-based arborist, will never forget the day that little fire ants rained down on her while she was on the job. Kwan was measuring a tree in June 2022 at a proposed construction site in the Punchbowl area when she brushed up against some branches. That’s when she suddenly felt biting […]
In a forest of southern India, a pregnant creature maneuvered its way through the dry leaves. Visiting scientists noticed the “coconut brown” animal — and discovered a new species. Researchers visited hundreds of sites in Tamil Nadu between 2018 and 2023 in search of wildlife, according to a study published Jan. 19 in the journal […]
Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. Some species have been able to meet the challenge with rapid evolutionary adaptation and other changes in behavior or physiology. Dark-colored dragonflies are getting paler in order to reduce the amount of heat they absorb from […]
The Malayan tiger, also known as Panthera tigris jacksoni, is a critically endangered tiger subspecies native to the Malay Peninsula (particularly the southern and central regions). With a population estimated to include fewer than 150 individuals, the these wild tigers of Southeast Asia are on the brink of extinction. Read on to learn more about […]
Researchers trekked through the dry and rocky landscape of north Western Australia, using ultraviolet light tools to scan for creatures that might be in the area. That’s when they spotted a yellow, eight-legged arachnid and plucked it from a drainage line. The team was searching for scorpions in the Pilbara region, according to a study […]
In a darkened cave in Brazil, a clawed creature climbed across rocks. A beam of light swept across the cavern and landed on the spiny animal. Spelunking scientists looked at the illuminated animal — and discovered a new species. Researchers ventured into the depths of a cave in Tocantins on a wildlife survey in 2013, […]
Spring is months away, but as warmer weather arrives we can expect a familiar sight at garden centers and nurseries in New Jersey: a wide offering of non-native woody plants and perennials from foreign landscapes. These plants may be attractive, with blooms or fall colors that stand out in gardens, or easy to grow for […]
A team of scientists has discovered four new species of octopus in the waters off Costa Rica, the Schmidt Ocean Institute said Tuesday. So far, only one of the new species of deep-sea octopus has been named. All four new species, found in a 100-square-mile-sized area off Costa Rica, are in the process of being […]
A group of people illegally drove along a protected beach in California that’s home to a threatened bird species, park officials said. “A rough start to the New Year out at North Beach,” the Point Reyes National Seashore posted to Facebook on Friday, Jan. 12, including a photo showing the shoreline chiseled by vehicle tread […]