Animals

A peregrine falcon in Germany. A new study finds the birds are able to dive at high speeds and catch moving prey using a mathematical principle that also guides missiles.

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Peregrine Falcons Attack Like Missiles To Grab Prey Midair, Scientists Find

3:57pm December 04, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The same guidance principle that governs how missiles intercept moving targets also describes how the falcons, which are known to dive at 200 mph or more, plummet to catch their prey.

Historic Drought Cripples Farms And Ranches In American West

The Ground Beneath Our Feet

1:08pm December 04, 2017

"Without proper care for it we can have no life."

Science

The Many Eyes Of Scallops

8:08am December 03, 2017

Scientists have discovered that the sea scallop has an incredibly complicated eyesight system.

Rats have been a persistent problem for cities around the world.

The Genetic Divide Between NYC's Uptown And Downtown Rats

12:36pm December 01, 2017

Fordham University graduate student Matthew Combs studies the DNA of New York City's rats. He found that rats living uptown are genetically distinct from rats living downtown.

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Artist's rendition of a family of pterosaurs, which had massive wingspans of up to 13 feet and likely ate fish with their large teeth-filled jaws.

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Hundreds Of Eggs From Ancient Flying Reptile Are Found In China

3:58pm November 30, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The fossilized pterosaur eggs and embryos shed light on the Lower Cretaceous creature's development and nesting habits. The cache was found where the reptile was once abundant, dubbed Pterosaur Eden.

News

Beleaguered Guilford County Animal Shelter Names New Director

12:57pm November 29, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

The Guilford County Animal Shelter has named new leadership.

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Watmon and Ogen Rwot sit next to his mother in the yard of his family's compound.

How Dogs Are Lending A Paw To Uganda's Traumatized War Veterans

10:33am November 29, 2017

by Julian Hattem

In Uganda, dogs are not typically pets and are often feared. But one young man decided to see if therapy dogs might be helpful for traumatized veterans of the civil war.

Environment

Animal Carcasses In Israel May Reveal Climate Change Clues

11:07am November 28, 2017

by Daniel Estrin

Researchers in Israel are collecting dead animals to stock a collection showing how climate change affects different species. Some will be stuffed and kept in a museum that resembles Noah's Ark.

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Uproar Over Elephant Trophies Overshadows Changes To Lion Imports

6:16am November 24, 2017

The Trump administration lifted a ban on importing elephant and lion trophies from two African countries. National Geographic's Rachael Bale explains how this could affect conservation efforts.

Barbara J, King offers some animal book suggestions ahead of the holiday season.

From 'Inky's Great Escape' To Singing Seahorses: Animal Books For The Holidays

6:01am November 22, 2017

by Barbara J. King

From real-life, seaweed-carrying dolphins to fictional singing seahorses, animals in these new books can excite the mind, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.