Animals

The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida says the way state scientists are killing iguanas is downright "brutal."

Science

Why Are Iguanas' Skulls Being Crushed In The Name Of Science?

3:31pm March 20, 2018

by Barbara J. King

A scientific project for killing invasive green iguanas in Florida has become the center of national attention. Anthropologist Barbara J. King looks at wildlife management and methods.

Jacob Zeuske climbs into a deer stand overlooking a wooded basin in Sauk County, Wis.

Decline In Hunters Threatens How U.S. Pays For Conservation

2:05pm March 20, 2018

by Nathan Rott

The steady drop is expected to accelerate in coming years, threatening the much-lauded model through which the U.S. has paid for conservation.

A tick nymph, or young tick, has dug its mouth into a human arm. Left to its own devices, this western blacklegged tick nymph will stay attached for three to four days, during which time it will drink enough blood to later molt and grow into an adult.

Health & Safety

WATCH: How A Tick Digs Its Hooks Into You

9:07am March 20, 2018

by Gabriela Quirós

See how a tick sinks its hooks into a human for a long meal. And find out the best way to remove it.

A Gorilla At The Philadelphia Zoo Is A Bit Of A Clean Freak

7:44am March 20, 2018

Louis has a peculiar habit of walking upright on two legs. Zookeepers say the reason he walks upright is because he doesn't want to get his "hands dirty."

Queue Listen Now

Scientists are finding that, just as with secondhand smoke from tobacco, inhaling secondhand smoke from marijuana can make it harder for arteries to expand to allow a healthy flow of blood.

Are There Risks From Secondhand Marijuana Smoke? Early Science Says Yes

11:09pm March 19, 2018

by Marissa Ortega-Welch

Now that marijuana is legal in more than 20 states, we all may be exposed to more marijuana on the street. Researchers warn that secondhand smoke from pot poses risks to the heart, lungs and arteries.

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This banner is displayed at the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Irrua, Edo State, midwest Nigeria.

Health & Safety

Nigeria Faces Mystifying Spike In Deadly Lassa Fever

12:48pm March 19, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

The number of cases is "unprecedented," say medical specialists. Now they're trying to determine why this ongoing outbreak is so large.

Escaped Horses Clog Traffic In Metro Atlanta

6:44am March 19, 2018

An eastbound highway was blocked by a herd of horses, trotting down the middle of the road. They had escaped from the Little Creek Horse Farm. Police helped coral them and get them home.

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United Airlines planes sit on the tarmac in San Francisco in 2015. The airline had two incidents involving dogs in two days.

National

Not In Kansas Anymore: United Airlines Mix-Up Sends German Shepherd To Japan

4:12pm March 15, 2018

by James Doubek

The 10-year-old dog was supposed to go to Kansas, but ended up on a trans-Pacific flight instead. It happened just one day after a dog died in an overhead luggage bin on a United flight.

Colored transmission electron micrograph of a section through an Escherichia coli bacterium. This rod-shaped bacterium moves via its hair-like flagellae (yellow).

Biologists Trace Genetic Roots Of Evolution, One Cell At A Time

2:29pm March 15, 2018

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

E.coli bacteria, each cell trapped in a tiny tube, are giving researchers the chance to study the pace and effects of single genetic mutations. Most mutations, the scientists find, aren't harmful.

Environment

Bye, Bye Birdies?

5:49pm March 13, 2018

It's the 100th anniversary of one of the nation's first environmental laws, which protects migratory birds.