Biology

Washington state discovers first 'murder hornet' nest in US
Oct 23, 2020

Washington state discovers first 'murder hornet' nest in US

Scientists in Washington state have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees...

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Conservation success or pests? Seals spark passionate debate
Oct 5, 2020

Conservation success or pests? Seals spark passionate debate

The increasing number of seals off New England waters has set off a debate over whether there are just too many of these resilient mammals...

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Radish seeds, meats and cheeses launched to space station
Oct 3, 2020

Radish seeds, meats and cheeses launched to space station

A space station cargo ship is chasing after the International Space Station with a special food delivery...

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Signs of Asian giant hornet nest found in Washington state
Oct 2, 2020

Signs of Asian giant hornet nest found in Washington state

Officials are trying to find and destroy a nest of Asian giant hornets believed to be near a Washington state farm town...

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Black scientists call out racism in the field and counter it
Sep 13, 2020

Black scientists call out racism in the field and counter it

Black scientists are increasingly sharing stories about discrimination they have faced while doing fieldwork...

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Commerce secretary sued in plan to move whales for research
Sep 4, 2020

Commerce secretary sued in plan to move whales for research

An animals rights group is suing to stop a Connecticut aquarium from acquiring five more beluga whales for research...

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Fly without flapping? Andean condors surf air 99% of time
Jul 13, 2020

Fly without flapping? Andean condors surf air 99% of time

A new study sheds light on just how efficiently the world’s largest soaring bird rides air currents to stay aloft for hours without flapping its wings...

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Aggressive seaweed smothers one of world's most remote reefs
Jul 7, 2020

Aggressive seaweed smothers one of world's most remote reefs

Researchers say a newly discovered species of seaweed is killing large areas of historically pristine coral reef in one of the most protected ocean environments on earth...

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COVID-19 is ravaging America's vulnerable Latino communities
Jun 19, 2020

COVID-19 is ravaging America's vulnerable Latino communities

As the coronavirus spreads deeper across America, it is ravaging Latino communities from the mid-Atlantic to the Southwest, infecting them at alarmingly high rates and amplifying the inequalities they...

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What Supreme Court? Trump's HHS pushes LGBT health rollback
Jun 19, 2020

What Supreme Court? Trump's HHS pushes LGBT health rollback

The Trump administration is moving forward with a rule that rolls back health care protections for transgender people, even after a Supreme Court ruling this week that protects the LGBT community from...

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