In the early 1990s, scientists worried that the greater Bermuda land snail—found only on the North Atlantic Ocean archipelago ...
The Everglades seldom benefit from invasive species. Burmese pythons have unraveled food webs for decades. Green iguanas damage landscapes and infrastructure. But now, as non-native species of apple ...
What was I saying? Oh, yes. There’s no statistical evidence pro or con, but it seems that our rapidly aging population has caused dementia to become more and more prominent as a theme in popular ...
This year, at least six animal and insect species moved to the Extinct category of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...
Just as slow and steady won the race between the tortoise and the hare, slow and deadly can also outwit the unwary. Many are ambush hunters, creatures whose feeding strategy is based entirely on doing ...
When I moved abroad, I found the slimy mollusks everywhere. Then they taught me how to adapt. By Gabe Bullard On the first morning without rain after I moved to Switzerland, I woke up, still ...
Every Christmas my husband suggests getting a fake tree that doesn’t drop needles or drip sap on him when he’s stringing lights. I listen respectfully to his wishes—because marriage is a two-way ...
Studies of insulin, blood sugar and diabetes in other animals such as fish and dogs have already saved millions of lives and could lead to new treatments for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This video is ...
And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...
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