Animals

Tel Aviv beach seems to be a prime sunbathing spot for an endangered monk seal

5:58am May 18, 2023

Yulia, an endangered Mediterranean monk seal, became an overnight sensation when she turned up at the beach last Friday. She is apparently shedding her winter coat, which can be a days-long process.

Workers chase a chicken that recently got loose on a Mexico City subway line

6:03am May 17, 2023

The bird temporarily stopped service and sent workers on a wild goose chase. A video shows maintenance workers and officers in hard hats using everything from brooms to a jacket to try to catch it.

Volunteers check honey bee hives for queen activity and perform routine maintenance as part of a collaboration between the Cincinnati Zoo and TwoHoneys Bee Co. at EcOhio Farm in Mason, Ohio, on May 27, 2015.

2 people were hurt in a California bee attack. Here's what to do if it happens to you

5:00am May 17, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

An expert urges people under attack by bees to run away as fast as possible. Don't cover your face and don't play dead, he says.

A blue morpho butterfly sits on a leaf. A new study finds that butterflies likely originated somewhere in western North America or Central America around 100 million years ago.

Butterflies originated in North America after splitting from moths, new study suggests

9:03am May 16, 2023

by Ari Daniel

Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.

The Quaker Bakers team is made up of students from the Sandy Spring Friends School. They participated in the "Sheep to Shawl" competition at the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival as part of their fiber arts class. From left, Ayla Keynes, Caitlyn Holland, Travis Hurley, Zoe Burgess, teacher Heidi Brown, and (front) shearer Emily Chamelin.

Arts

In a Sheep to Shawl competition, you have 5 people, 1 sheep, and 3 hours — good luck!

6:20pm May 15, 2023

by Tilda Wilson

At the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, the Sheep to Shawl event is simultaneously cut-throat competitive and warm and fuzzy.

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Science

A sweeping new study sheds light on butterflies' origins

4:43pm May 15, 2023

by Ari Daniel

A new study finds that butterflies probably originated in North or Central America around 100 million years ago.

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Beefy snapping turtle affectionately named Chonkosaurus becomes a celebrity

6:12am May 15, 2023

Video captured the turtle relaxing in the Chicago River, and it was suggested she might want to lose some weight. A wildlife biologist says the turtle looks big because it's probably loaded with eggs.

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Science

Why hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' in deeper, colder waters

5:10am May 15, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

Research shows some hammerhead sharks hold their breath when diving deep under water. They do it to keep their bodies from getting too cold. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 11, 2023.)

Police in Oklahoma respond to cries for help. No kidding: They were from a goat

6:34am May 12, 2023

Officers in Enid answered a call to what sounded like a person crying out for help. The sound was being made by a distressed goal. A farmer explained that the goat had been separated from a friend.

Scalloped hammerhead sharks can dive to depths of more than 2,600 ft (800 m) to hunt for squid and other food.

Science

Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' in deeper, colder waters, research shows

4:29pm May 11, 2023

Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.

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