Animals

Georgia County Residents Call 911 After Multiple Alarms Go Off

6:19am May 25, 2021

Union County responders posted on Facebook that the alarms were coming from this year's swarm of cicadas. Their singing can sound like a car alarm and can reach 120 decibels.

As More Birds Fly Into Buildings, Scientists Study How To Limit Collision Deaths

4:27pm May 24, 2021

by Seth Bodine

Across the United States, the number of birds killed from flying into buildings is rising. Now researchers are studying what people can do to try to limit bird deaths, particularly during migrations.

Science

Dozens Of Animals Laugh Too, Study Shows

5:16pm May 22, 2021

A new study in the journal Bioacoustics found that 65 different species of animals have their own form of laughter. Study co-author Sasha Winkler describes the sounds animals make during play.

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A chicken looks for food with her chicks June 3, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people to refrain from snuggling with backyard poultry, citing concerns about spreading salmonella.

Don't Kiss Your Chickens, The CDC Says In A Salmonella Warning

2:34pm May 22, 2021

by Catherine Whelan

A surge in salmonella cases around the country prompts a warning for backyard chicken owners from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An adult grey wolf walks at waters edge in Montana in October 2018. Twenty-five years ago, federal wildlife officials reintroduced wolves to Idaho. Recovery went well enough that in 2011 the animal came off the endangered species list. Since then, hunters

New Idaho Law Calls For Killing 90% Of The State's Wolves

7:19am May 22, 2021

by Troy Oppie

Twenty-five years after wolves were reintroduced to Idaho, state lawmakers want most of the animals killed, despite different advice from wildlife managers.

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Idaho Is Waging A War On Its Wolves

4:25pm May 21, 2021

by Troy Oppie

A new law authorizes and encourages killing 90% of Idaho's wolf population: about 1,350 animals. That goes against professional wildlife managers' advice, and not all hunters like the idea either.

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Bees are seen on a honeycomb cell at the BEE Lab hives at the University of Sydney on May 18, 2021. The U.N. has designated May 20 as World Bee Day.

Why You Should Celebrate World Bee Day Today

1:53pm May 20, 2021

by Avie Schneider

The U.N. has designated May 20 as the day to celebrate these famous pollinators. "There are 20,000 species of bees around the world and a lot of these bees are in decline," says bee expert Hien Ngo.

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A small number of cicadas become infected by a fungus called Massospora, which causes the production of cathinone — an amphetamine.

Science

A Fungus Is Pushing Cicada Sex Into Hyperdrive And Leaving Them Dismembered

8:15pm May 18, 2021

by Karen Zamora

A fungus called Massospora produces an amphetamine in some cicadas and makes them lose control. Cicadas that are infected lose their genitals — and they don't even notice.

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Drugged Cicadas Mate Like Wild After Their Butts Fall Off

4:06pm May 18, 2021

A fungus with psychedelic properties has infected a small percentage of Brood X cicadas which might cause the bugs to lose part of their body and mate like wild afterward.

A beekeeper inspects honey frames in 2018 in Ploerdut, western France. There's been an increase in stolen beehives in 2021.

World News

Stolen Beehives Devastate French Beekeepers

2:28pm May 15, 2021

French beekeepers say there's been an increase in beehive thefts, often with a large number being taken at once. The likely culprits are other beekeepers, says the French beekeeping union president.

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