A deadly invader is taking over Caribbean reefs. In Honduras, local divers are turning the fight against lionfish into a competition. Lionfish are one of the Caribbean’s most destructive invasive species, capable of devastating native reef fish populations. In the coastal town of Tela, a group of engineers and divers have built their own specialised […]
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Changing Landscape in Eastern Las Vegas – Development Replacing Desert Pines Raises Residents’ Concerns Over Local Wildlife
A conflict between urban development ambitions and wildlife interests is brewing in eastern Las Vegas. The decision to permanently close Desert Pines Golf Club and transform 100 acres of green space into a mixed-use development has triggered a wave of concern among local residents who fear the displacement and loss of local fauna. For many […]
Color Game Perya: A Practical Guide for New Players
Color Game Perya is a simple Filipino game built around colors and dice. If you have seen a traditional perya booth, the basic idea may already look familiar: choose from the available colors, wait for the dice to be rolled, and see whether the resulting combination matches your selection. Online versions keep that basic concept […]
It clatters like a machine gun, has a deadly prehistoric-looking beak, can live for 25 years and can grow up to a whopping 1.5m tall with a wingspan of 2.6m
This odd-looking bird is a charismatic giant that can live up to 25 years in the wild. It has piercing eyes and and can grow up to 1.5m tall with a wingspan of 2.6m. For some, its cartoon-like charm is magnetic, for others it’s a menacing-looking predator. It is hunted for its meat and eggs and threatened by […]
Study analyzes danger of parasites to Bengal tigers in South Asia
A typical roundworm measures roughly 2.7% of the average length of a Bengal tiger or weighs just three-millionths of one percent of the largest of the world’s big cats. Though these parasites do not pose a major threat to Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris), researchers across South Asia, the cat’s native range, warn that parasitic infections […]
“That puzzled us quite a bit.” Scientists found another astonishing thing about narwhals after X-raying their tusks
An international team of researchers has solved the mystery of how narwhal tusks acquire their twisted structure. The findings have been published in the journal Nature Communications. Narwhals are often called the ‘unicorns of the seas’, and not without reason. Back in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the narwhal tusk was often sold as a unicorn horn. The mythical […]
Superb fairywrens disappearing in Australia’s capital: Conserving insects could help save them
If you sit in an Australian park or garden for long enough, chances are you might catch a flash of brilliant feathers out of the corner of your eye: the superb fairywren. With its bright blue and soft brown plumage, it was voted Australia’s “bird of the year” in 2021, “narrowly defeating the tawny frogmouth […]
It’s covered in terrifying quills so, what could possibly eat a porcupine?
Can any animals eat porcupines? Surely not as porcupine quills present an impenetrable thicket to most predators. But these backward-pointing defences are only effective if the rodent can keep its assailant to its rear. What animals can eat porcupines? In North America, pumas and fishers (marten-like mammals) are skilled porcupine predators, outmanoeuvring their quarry to launch their attacks from the […]