Want to put your dog on a raw meat diet? It could be dangerous for both of you
More than 70% of raw pet food found to contain “worrisome” levels of bacteria
Plants & Animals
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‘Bingo!’ In a remarkable first, humpback whales spotted using their fins to scoop up fish
Drone footage captures the practice in action -
People and clams have a more complex history than you might think
Human-mollusk relationships span millennia -
After 50-year conservation effort, songbird flies off U.S. endangered species list
Kirtland’s warbler had been under federal protection since 1967 -
Salty soil is no problem for these tomatoes, thanks to some microbial helpers
Root fungus helps plants thrive even with the added sodium -
How the monarch butterfly evolved its resistance to toxic milkweed
Scientists engineered fruit flies to have the same resistance—by making just three DNA changes -
Dissent splits authors of provocative transgenic mosquito study
Brazilian researcher objects to paper on Oxitec mosquitoes that has drawn headlines -
Here’s how hibernating squirrels live for months without water
It’s in their blood—literally -
How a salmon scientist got hooked into a battle over the world’s largest gold mine
Battle over Alaska’s Pebble Mine has highlighted Daniel Schindler’s work on Bristol Bay salmon -
Connecting fragmented pieces of habitat can help endangered species recover
Study finds that “corridors” are much more beneficial than once believed -
‘Crypt keeper’ wasp brainwashes far more victims than thought
Parasitic insect has a host of potential hosts -
An unlikely savior for California’s coastal ecosystems: orphaned sea otters
Surrogate otter moms at the Monterey Bay Aquarium raised the stranded pups -
Three billion North American birds have vanished since 1970, surveys show
Even common birds are in steep decline, spurring hunt for causes -
Wilderness areas halve the risk of extinction for plants and animals
But only a fraction of these areas is protected -
Rock-munching sea urchins have self-sharpening teeth
Knifelike gnashers could help scientists design tools that rarely need honing -
Mountains hidden in the deep sea are biological hot spots. Will mining ruin them?
Researchers are starting to document the biological and mineral riches of seamounts
