November 4, 2015 Scientists implant tiny robots inside live mice Can robots travel inside living animals? It sounds like science fiction, but scientists have just made it a reality by implanting tiny nano-robots inside living mice. Researchers from the Department of Nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego, published their report on the first successful tests of implanting micro robots designed to disperse drugs within a body, reports SmithsonianMag.com.
November 4, 2015 Online ivory trade threatens Africa's elephants Conservationists say there's a new threat to the survival of Africa's endangered elephants that may be just as deadly as poachers' bullets: the black-market trade of ivory in cyberspace.
November 4, 2015 How Google Maps rescued a stray dog One dog had been living on the streets of Los Angeles for so long, she was featured on a strip of pavement in Google Street View -- until a kind stranger stepped in to help her out.
November 4, 2015 First class treatment for endangered Hawaiian petrels As part of a project that was three decades in the making, the 10 fluffy grey and white chicks the size of a small Chihuahua were flown by helicopter from their nesting area on Kauaʻi’s north shore to a new colony featuring a predator-proof fence at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.
November 3, 2015 Smartphone-controlled ‘cockroach cyborg’ coming to TED conference For his TED presentation this week, neuroscientist Greg Gage will attach a small electronic backpack to a cockroach that will allow him to control the insect with a smartphone. Greg hopes his 'roach cyborg' will help get kids interested in neuroscience.
November 3, 2015 West Nile virus taking a toll on birds A new study has found that the West Nile virus is decimating the native bird population in the United States, potentially magnifying the threats from habitat loss and warming temperatures.
October 29, 2015 Could some vultures disappear from Africa? More than half of Africa’s vultures are facing a growing risk of extinction, due to widespread poisoning and targeting by poachers, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
October 28, 2015 Penguin gets cataract surgery Veterinarians have performed cataract surgery on a penguin at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
October 23, 2015 Female beluga whale dies at Georgia Aquarium One of the first beluga whales to arrive at the Georgia Aquarium has died.
October 22, 2015 New species of tortoise found on Galapagos island Scientists now believe two populations of tortoises on the island of Santa Cruz are genetically distinct and thus separate species
