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Rain Forest, Incubators of Life

March 11, 2016

Rain Forest Incubators of Life            Photo: Scenic view from Mt. Des Voeux over pristine rain forest Photograph by Timothy G. Laman In Brazil, which houses 30 percent of the …

World heritage forests burn in Tasmania

March 11, 2016

World heritage forests burn as global tragedy unfolds in Tasmania ‘Devastating’ long-term prognosis for ancient Gondwana ecosystem as bushfires turn trees more than 1,000 years old to tinder  Fires have …

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

March 11, 2016

 This Tiny Hummingbird Can Fly 1,200 Miles Without Stopping Justin Worland @justinworland Education Images—UIG via Getty ImagesA Ruby-throated Hummingbird They’re unlike other hummingbirds previously studied A type of hummingbird that …

A new bacteria breaks down PET polymers

March 11, 2016

Science: Newly Identified Bacteria Break Down Tough Plastic Michelle Hampson A new bacteria breaks down PET polymers that make up some water bottles and other common plastic containers. | Flickr/ …

World's biggest floating solar farm

March 11, 2016

World’s biggest floating solar farm powers up outside London Five years in planning and due to be finished in early March, more than 23,000 solar panels will be floated on …

The olm, a blind salamander found

March 1, 2016

Olm eggs: Tense wait for baby Slovenian ‘dragons’ By Jonathan Webb Science reporter, BBC News In a Slovenian cave visited by a million tourists every year, a bizarre and rare …

Bird Murmurations

February 27, 2016

Bird Murmurations (Full Version) – #EarthCapture – Earth Unplugged  This amazing phone footage shows an amazing murmuration of 70,000 starlings! Have you seen a murmuration? [embedplusvideo height=”395″ width=”650″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/24u1zrh” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/wIHSicjm_Aw?fs=1&vq=hd720″ …

Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade

February 26, 2016

nature.com   Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade Justin P. Suraci, Michael Clinchy, Lawrence M. Dill, Devin Roberts & Liana Y. Zanette  The fear large carnivores inspire, independent …

Learn how to set up a DSLR camera trap

February 22, 2016

Learn how to set up a DSLR camera trap Jaymi Heimbuch Photo: Morgan Heim This amazing photo of a wild ocelot was taken when a photographer was nowhere in sight. …