Animals get stressed during eclipses. But not for the reason you think
After studying various species earlier this month, some scientists now say they understand the origin of animal behavior during solar eclipses.
Animals
Fossil hunters, who were combing a beach in England, find a giant marine reptile
Scientists say a teenager and her father discovered fossilized pieces of a jawbone that belonged to an ancient marine reptile — perhaps the largest ichthyosaur ever found.
Horses were on the loose in London
Riderless horses from the royal Household Cavalry were galloping through central London Wednesday morning. They kept going for several miles.
Runaway horses gallop through central London, blazing a path of mayhem and injuries
Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.
Why spring is a busy season for animal care staffer at a rehab center in D.C.
Spring is a busy time for people who rescue and rehabilitate wild animals that are injured or orphaned.
Animals are stressed during eclipses. But not for the reason you think
NPR's Juana Summers talks with biologist Adam Hartstone-Rose about his study into why animals are so stressed out during an eclipse.
Looking for new ways to appreciate nature? 2 new birding books may help
Novelist Amy Tan's The Backyard Bird Chronicles centers on an array of birds that visit her yard, as Trish O'Kane's Birding to Change the World recalls lessons from birds that galvanized her teaching.
Giving baby squirrels and other injured wildlife a second chance
Spring is a busy time for the people charged with rehabilitating animals that are injured or orphaned. Right now, it's baby squirrel season across much of the country.
A video shows people trying to pull 2 black bear cubs from trees in North Carolina
A video shows apartment complex residents in North Carolina trying to pull two wild black bear cubs from a tree to pose with them. One person manages to grab a cub before it runs away.
The San Francisco Zoo will receive a pair of pandas from China
San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing's famed "panda diplomacy."