Animals

Washington, D.C., celebrates beloved pandas before they return to China

4:56pm November 07, 2023

by Jacob Fenston

Since 1972, China has gifted or loaned pandas to countries across the globe – often coinciding with major trade deals. But now these very popular ambassadors are being recalled.

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An epaulette shark pup that hatched from an apparent parthenogenesis is now on display at Brookfield Zoo, in a Chicago suburb.

No Daddy Shark in sight: Zoo greets a cute shark pup after apparent parthenogenesis

3:29pm November 07, 2023

by Bill Chappell

What if the song "Baby Shark" stopped after just two stanzas? There's no Daddy Shark in sight at a Chicago-area zoo where an epaulette shark pup hatched this summer.

Once known as 'Britain's loneliest sheep' — Fiona is alone no more

6:42am November 07, 2023

After spending at least two years stuck at the bottom of a cliff in Scotland, Fiona was finally rescued, and is now living at a farm about 25 miles north of the border with England.

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A team of wildlife officials collaborated with whale experts to free a humpback whale off the coast of Gustavus, Alaska last month.

How wildlife officials saved a humpback whale found 'hogtied' to a 300-pound crab pot

5:00am November 06, 2023

by Emily Olson

The juvenile whale was seen swimming in a clockwise circle, making unusual noises and trailing two buoys. A team of wildlife experts had to move fast, but with plenty of patience, to save its life.

Science

Research finds female frogs play dead to avoid mating with males

8:01am November 05, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

In some species of frogs, the females play dead to avoid mating with aggressive males. Dr. Carolin Dittrich, behavior ecologist at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, tells us more.

National

The infrastructure law includes $200 million to help native fish

6:43pm November 03, 2023

by Kaleb Roedel

The bipartisan infrastructure law isn't just building projects for people, it also includes $200 million to restore native fish habitat, to help species better weather climate change.

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National

When disaster strikes, these good boys and girls are your rescue crew

4:43pm November 03, 2023

FEMA has 280 certified detection dogs trained to find people in disasters, and it has another 80 that look for human remains. And they are the goodest boys and girls.

This June 7 image provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows the female Mexican gray wolf F2754 during a health check before being released into the wild in southeastern Arizona.

A rare Mexican gray wolf is wandering out of bounds. She may be looking for a mate

11:12am November 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

Experts say the endangered animals have a natural inclination to roam and the female wolf's journey illustrates the species can thrive outside designated boundaries in New Mexico and Arizona.

This week in science: Melting arctic ice, sea star anatomy and sleep deprived mice

4:28pm November 02, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of NPR's Short Wave about Antarctica's melting ice, the weird anatomy of sea stars, and how a sleepless night can ease depression in mice.

Do you know this goose? Researchers have developed a new facial recognition tool for geese that can ID them based on their beaks.

Enhance! HORNK! Artificial intelligence can now ID individual geese

10:28am November 02, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

Yes, that's right, somebody has developed AI for goose faces.

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