Animals

What was once a thick stand of roseau cane near the mouth of the Mississippi River is now open water.

Louisiana Issues Quarantine To Control Invasive Marsh-Killing Bug

5:05pm April 07, 2018

by Travis Lux

Officials say more than 200,000 acres of marshland cane have been affected. State Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain worries the bug could mutate and start ruining agricultural crops.

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A cow at Carol and Bill Schuler's dairy farm in southwest Michigan.

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When Robots Milk Cows, Farm Families Taste Freedom

12:53pm April 07, 2018

by Dan Charles

On a growing number of dairy farms, cows, not people, decide when they need to be milked. Robots can do the job day or night. For some farm families, the robots free them from rigid milking schedules.

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Police In Northeast Ohio Investigating Reports Of 'Zombie-Like' Raccoons

5:41pm April 06, 2018

Police in Youngstown, Ohio have received more than a dozen calls in the past three weeks about raccoons acting strangely. The state Department of Natural Resources says the animals were likely suffering from distemper, not rabies. The viral disease causes coughing, tremors, and seizures and leads raccoons to lose their fear of humans.

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See that little brown critter and that little white critter? They're goats stuck on a bridge in western Pennsylvania. The white goat is facing in the wrong direction to walk off the beam, about 100 feet high, and return to solid ground.

So 2 Goats Were Stuck On A Beam Under A Bridge ...

3:31pm April 06, 2018

by Marc Silver

They were about 100 feet above the ground. They had been there for hours. And they didn't know how to get down. Operation Goat Rescue begins!

Piglets suckling on a farm in Guangdong province in southeast China, where the virus struck.

A Novel Virus Killed 24,000 Piglets In China. Where Did It Come From?

1:54pm April 04, 2018

by Melody Schreiber

At first, tests were positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus. Then something strange happened. The pigs stopped testing positive for that virus — but kept getting sick.

Science

A Tale Of 2 Whale Songs

5:13am April 04, 2018

Oceanographer Kate Stafford of the University of Washington talks about a new study on the differences between the whale songs of bowhead whales and humpback whales.

A species of predatory robber fly (right) has evolved to mimic its prey, a bumblebee (left).

Science

Video: Can You Find The Mimics In America's Largest Insect Collection?

10:44am April 03, 2018

by Madeline K. Sofia

Insects are nature's masters of disguise. Take a backstage tour of the largest insect collection in America to experience nature's most convincing mimics.

WATCH: See How Leeches Can Be A Surgeon's Sidekick

9:53am April 03, 2018

by Emma Hiolski

The idea of using leeches to treat ailments is ancient — and no longer in favor. But now these blood-suckers are gaining new respect as a doctor's helper during surgery.

Soldiers In Oklahoma Tangle With A Grumpy Goose

7:06am April 03, 2018

The goose went after the first soldier in a group marching single file at Fort Sills. The soldier tried to block the attack and then escapes into a building with the rest of the soldiers following.

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Kit Parker and his team have developed wound dressings that use incredibly thin fibers to speed healing and reduce scarring.

Failure To Save A Child In Wartime Inspires Wound-Healing Tech

5:06am April 02, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

As a soldier, Kit Parker saw horrific injuries. As a scientist, he led an effort to create high-tech dressings that speed healing and reduce scarring.