Animals

Kitten Makes Himself At Home In Pet Food Warehouse

7:29am February 05, 2016

For more than a year, a family in Britain had been searching for their kitten. Clive recently was found inside a pet food warehouse. When he was finally discovered, Clive was quite the fat cat.

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National

Montana Governor Allows Wild Bison To Roam Outside Of Yellowstone

6:10pm February 04, 2016

by Amy Martin

For the first time in 30 years, bison will be able to migrate outside of Yellowstone National Park. Park officials, private landowners and the state have been in a decades-long debate over the bison.

When so-called senescent cells were removed from mice, they were healthier and lived longer than mice that still had the cells.

Boosting Life Span By Clearing Out Cellular Clutter

6:44pm February 03, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

So-called senescent cells no longer divide, but they secrete a mixture of chemicals that can trigger inflammation, which is involved in many age-related disorders. What if the cells were removed?

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British Village Under Attack By Swans

6:58am February 03, 2016

Since swans have enjoyed royal protection for more than 800 years, there's not a lot locals can do. Some villagers are fending off the swans with hoses, according to Metro UK.

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An adult spirit bear crosses a fallen log over a stream in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia.

Landmark Deal Protects Over 9 Million Acres Of Canadian Rain Forest

5:34pm February 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The agreement reached between aboriginal groups known as First Nations, environmental groups and logging companies designates 85 percent of the forest land as permanently protected from logging.

One of the bald eagles being trained by Dutch police to snatch drones from the sky.

World News

Rogue Drones? Unleash The Eagles

3:53pm February 02, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Police in the Netherlands are helping train eagles to snatch wayward drones from the sky. Yes, there's video.

Kelli Fabick of Ellisville, Mo., held her mother's Australian silky terrier, Zoey, as veterinarian Sarah Hormuth gave the dog a flu shot last April. The dog flu strain H3N2 is now circulating in more than two dozen U.S. states.

Dog Flu Virus Spreading Across The United States

5:55pm January 29, 2016

by Rob Stein

One strain of dog flu causing outbreaks in the U.S. appears to be especially contagious, making it likely more dogs than usual will get sick, veterinarians say. Still, 90 percent of cases are mild.

The Golden Mole Award For Accidental Brilliance Trophy

NPR Contest: Send Us Your Stories Of Happy Accidents In Science

4:10pm January 28, 2016

by Adam Cole

Scientists need curiosity, determination — and luck. We're especially interested in that last bit, so tell us your stories of mistakes and surprises that led to discoveries in the past few years.

The dark red color and looming posture of this Octopus tetricus likely signals menace to another octopus nearby, say scientists who studied 186 octopus interactions in 52 hours of underwater video.

Shifting Colors Of An Octopus May Hint At A Rich, Nasty Social Life

3:30pm January 28, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

When the gloomy octopus of Australia turns dark and towers threateningly over his neighbor, he's likely signaling aggression, scientists now say. Neighbors get the message — they turn pale and flee.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is one of two types thought to be capable of carrying and transmitting the Zika virus.

Big Zika Virus Outbreak Unlikely In The U.S., Officials Say

3:52pm January 27, 2016

by Rob Stein

The spread of Zika is probably limited by window screens and other mosquito-control measures in common use in the U.S. Also, the primary mosquito that carries Zika has a somewhat limited range.

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