Animals

Wild Stork Picked Up For Spying In Egypt

6:50am September 02, 2013

A fisherman saw the bird along the Nile River with a suspicious electronic device fixed to its wing. The fisherman made a citizen's arrest. Concerned officials found it was not a spying device, just a wildlife tracker.

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The underlying biology of age-related memory glitches — in old mice and old people — is different from what happens with Alzheimer's, recent research suggests.

A Single Protein May Help Explain Memory Loss In Old Age

3:26pm August 30, 2013

by Jon Hamilton

Age-related fumbles of memory are often feared as early signs of Alzheimer's dementia, but recent research confirms an important difference. The underlying biology of the two sorts of memory loss aren't the same. And the age-related form may be reversible someday.

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This young whooping crane is on its first fall migration, guided by an Operation Migration ultralight aircraft. Each whooper in this population wears an identification band, and many carry tracking devices that record their movements in detail.

Wise Old Whooping Cranes Keep Captive-Bred Fledglings On Track

2:40pm August 30, 2013

by Christopher Joyce

A decade ago, cranes that had never before migrated followed the lead of an ultralight plane to learn the route south. Several generations later, old cranes are teaching young birds to navigate that same route. It's a clue that migration is a combination of nature and nurture, researchers say.

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Cat Sets Record For Long Hair

7:12am August 29, 2013

A Persian long hair in Seattle named Colonel Meow set the record. His hair stretches 9 inches. It's not that crazy for that breed of cat. His owners swear that Colonel is not using any product.

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The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Into London Man's Bed

12:33pm August 28, 2013

A London man got quite the wake up call Tuesday morning. He rolled over in bed to find himself face to face with a fox. It seems the animal had gotten in through the cat door.

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Marine biologist Stefano Piraino thinks overfishing is one of the reasons jellyfish populations are growing. He said if you take fish out of the oceans, it leaves more food for jellyfish. The jellyfish here are known as Pelagia noctiluca, the mauve stinge

Beachgoers In Spain Face Invasion Of Jellyfish

2:01pm August 27, 2013

by Lauren Frayer

Known for its sparkling turquoise waters and white sand, Spain's Mediterranean beaches are developing a new reputation — for a growing number of jellyfish. Scientists blame overfishing and, possibly, climate change for the spike in stinging invertebrates.

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97-Year-Old Birder Has No Intention Of Slowing Down

6:57am August 26, 2013

by Wade Goodwyn

At the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge in Texas is where 97-year-old Karl Haller has been counting birds for decades. Haller says he plans to keep going for as long as he can. He already has been counting birds for more than 50 yers.

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Latest Nasdaq Glitch Was Not Squirrel Related

7:25am August 23, 2013

The bushy-tailed rodents have halted the flow of capitalism before. Once in 1987 and again in 1994. Squirrels chewed through a key Nasdaq computer cable.

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A whale shark dives near the surface in waters off the coast of Mexico.

Science

Where The Whale Sharks Go

3:17pm August 22, 2013

by Christopher Joyce

A nine-year study tracked more than 800 of the massive and largely mysterious whale sharks. For the first time, researchers have tracked the sharks' far-flung migration and where they may go to give birth.

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Project Puffin staffers "grub" for puffin chicks beneath boulders.

On A Rocky Maine Island, Puffins Are Making A Tenuous Comeback

8:12pm August 21, 2013

by Fred Bever

The windswept island about 6 miles off the coast was a haven for a hugely diverse bird population until fishermen decimated the birds' ranks. Puffins have been successfully reintroduced to Eastern Egg Rock, but warming ocean waters may be threatening their ability to survive.

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