October 21, 2015 'Crazy' ants driving out fire ants in southeast Invasive fire ants have been a thorn in the sides of Southerners for years. But another invasive species, the so-called "crazy" ant that many describe as being worse has arrived and is displacing fire ants in several places.
October 21, 2015 Feds blame combination of parasite, virus, bacteria, pesticides for strange bee disappearance A new federal report blames a combination of problems for a mysterious and dramatic disappearance of U.S. honeybees since 2006.
October 21, 2015 Tiny 'Cthulhu' monsters discovered in termite guts Scientists have discovered two new species of strange-looking microbes that live in the bellies of termites, and they've named the creatures Cthulhu and Cthylla, an ode to H.P. Lovecraft.
October 21, 2015 100 million sharks killed each year, study finds Aggressive overfishing threatens to push some shark species to extinction, and a new study puts annual shark deaths at 100 million
October 21, 2015 Mystery of lost homing pigeons finally solved The mystery of how homing pigeons are able to navigate home may have been solved.
October 21, 2015 Anti-whaling activists ordered to keep 500 yards from Japanese vessels off Antarctica A U.S. appeals court ordered American anti-whaling activists to keep 500 yards away from Japanese whaling ships off Antarctica.
October 21, 2015 M&M-loving bees make blue and green honey Hives of candy-crazy bees in France are reportedly producing honey colored blue and green.
October 21, 2015 Bubbles from glacier ice turn up the noise in Alaska fjords Glaciologist Erin Pettit began a research project to find out what humpback whales heard when a big piece of ice falls from a glacier and crashes into the ocean. But the sound generated by ice d...
October 21, 2015 Boris the polar bear eating soft foods after getting 3 teeth pulled at Washington state zoo Boris the 29-year-old polar bear is eating only soft foods for a while after having surgery to remove three broken or decayed teeth at a Washington state zoo.
October 21, 2015 Carnivore comeback: Bears and wolves are thriving in Europe Despite having half the land area of the contiguous United States and double the population density, Europe is home to twice as many wolves as the U.S