March 26, 2016 In white-tailed deer, a surprise: malaria Talk about a surprise: Two years ago, scientists researching avian malaria happened to learn that two strains of the parasite are infecting white-tailed deer—possibly 25 percent of those living on the East Coast, Smithsonian reports.
March 26, 2016 Bald eagles make a big comeback in Boston A symbol of America is once again flying high above one of the nation's most historic cities. “I had never seen one in my life before,” Tom Palmer tells the Boston Globe.
March 26, 2016 Coyotes staring down drivers may be high on mushrooms In Canada, coyotes build snowmen.
March 25, 2016 After 30 years on ice, this thing came back to life Japanese researchers have successfully awakened a microscopic tardigrade (more colloquially known as a waterbear) after it spent three decades in a subzero slumber, the Telegraph reports.
March 24, 2016 Military pushes war on sand flies Sand flies -- tiny, winged gnats often called no-see-ums -- bit troops in Iraq as many as 1,000 times in a single night. These pests are rife in the Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan. And they may carry dangerous diseases.
March 23, 2016 Rare Sumatran rhino sighted in Indonesian Borneo A live sighting of a rare Sumatran rhino in the Indonesian part of Borneo has delighted conservationists, marking humans' first physical contact with the species in the area for over 40 years.
March 23, 2016 Indonesian police arrest alleged tiger poacher and trader Police in Indonesia have arrested two suspects for alleged poaching and selling of endangered Sumatran tiger parts.
March 18, 2016 Record 16-foot python among 2,000 pounds of snakes recently bagged in southwest Fla. A gigantic Burmese python stretching a record-setting 16 feet long and weighing 140 pounds was among the more than 2,000 pounds of snakes captured in southwest Florida over the past three months, the Bradenton Herald reported Friday.
March 14, 2016 Rare whales make big showing in Cape Cod Bay Cape Cod is seeing a lot more of some singularly welcome tourists: endangered right whales enticed by the fine dining possibilities of its plankton-rich bay.
March 11, 2016 Strange sea creature washes up on beach The latest creature to turn up on the sandy shores of Acapulco's sunny beaches was not a surfer or a coed partying for spring break.
