Animals

Surveillance Video Appears To Show A Bobcat In West Scranton High

6:29am June 03, 2021

Animal control was called and they discovered a house cat. The Clouded Jack is an experimental breed that resembles a bobcat. This one had a microchip, which allowed shelter staff to find its owners.

National

A Teen Shoves A Bear To Save Her Family's Dogs

5:32pm June 01, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Video of the terrifying encounter in a Southern California backyard shows Hailey Morinico using both hands to push the bear off a wall and break up the bear vs. dog confrontation.

Books

Margaret Atwood Reads Her Erotic Poem About Cicadas

5:18pm June 01, 2021

Margaret Atwood reads the poem "Cicadas" from her recent book of poetry called Dearly.

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After Years Of Drought, Australia Faces A New Natural Disaster: Multiplying Mice

4:58pm May 31, 2021

Mice are plaguing Australia, from rural farms in New South Wales to cities like Sydney. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sybilla Gross, a Bloomberg News reporter, about efforts to end the crisis.

Science

Scientist Joyce Poole On What Elephants Have To Say

8:56am May 30, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with researcher Joyce Poole about the release of her African Elephant Ethogram —the most comprehensive audiovisual library ever made of African elephant behavior.

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A young, red-handed tamarin monkey. Some of these monkeys are changing their vocal call to better communicate with another species of tamarin.

Science

Scientists Say These Monkeys Use An 'Accent' To Communicate With Their Foe

7:01am May 29, 2021

by Vincent Acovino

In the Amazon rainforest, one species of monkey changed their territorial call to better communicate with a competing species.

President Biden directed the intelligence agencies to look for evidence of an accident at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (pictured). Many scientists still think its more likely the virus came form the wild.

Health & Safety

Many Scientists Still Think The Coronavirus Came From Nature

5:09pm May 28, 2021

by Geoff Brumfiel

President Biden told U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate whether the coronavirus spread after a lab leak in China. Scientists welcome the request, but many still think it came from the wild.

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Rowdy Group In Tennessee Takes Over Swimming Pool

6:29am May 27, 2021

A group of seven black bears crashed a high school pool party in Gatlinburg. The bears climbed the fences, ran around the tennis courts and played around in the water.

A dog named Honeysuckle is prepared for a foster home at the Animal Rescue of New Orleans on March 24, 2020. As people begin to return to the office, it may be a difficult transition for dogs and their owners.

6 Tips For Getting Your Dog Ready For Your Return To The Office

12:55pm May 26, 2021

by Avie Schneider

As people get back to in-person work, it may be a difficult transition for dogs and their owners. One tip from a veterinarian: Don't make a big deal about leaving and coming back home.

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Josh Pulliam and other researchers from Jake Socha's lab at Virginia Tech drove from Blacksburg, Va., to the northern part of the state and spent days collecting and studying Brood X cicadas.

Brood X Cicadas Are Busy And So Are The Scientists Who Study Them

6:43am May 26, 2021

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

When a critter spends 17 years underground, it's not easy to study. So as Brood X cicadas break out, they're followed closely by researchers who must cram a lot of work in about six weeks.

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