What an Extinct Bird Re-Evolving Says About “Species”

What an Extinct Bird Re-Evolving Says About “Species”

You may have heard the news of what sounds like a resurrection story on the small island of Aldabra, off the coast of Madagascar. Around 136,000 years ago, the island was submerged in water and a layer of limestone captured the rails—a species of flightless 

The Goose and The Golden Egg

The Goose and The Golden Egg

A male elephant’s tusks are bigger and heavier than those of a female of the same age, says Poole, who serves as scientific director of a nonprofit called ElephantVoices. “But once there’s been heavy poaching pressure on a population, then the poachers start to focus 

Bunny Rescue

Bunny Rescue

The world is a great network of beings who at their core care about each other.

Stories of Storks

Stories of Storks

So I saw this National Geographic photo of a stork. The guy who took the picture pulled the bag off the stork. I personally dislike the photo because I feel the image conveys underlying messages that separates humans from the natural world. So I started 

Humpback Whale Baby Boom Near Antarctica

Humpback Whale Baby Boom Near Antarctica

Humpback whales in the southern oceans around Antarctica appear to be breeding successfully, recovering their population. CreditEitan Abramovich/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images In a rare piece of good news for whales, humpbacks who live and breed in the southern oceans near Antarctica appear to be making 

Why Scientists Are Starting to Care About Cultures That Talk to Whales

Why Scientists Are Starting to Care About Cultures That Talk to Whales

It’s not clear exactly when people developed the technology that allowed them to begin hunting whales, but scholars generally believe Arctic whaling developed off the coast of Alaska sometime between 600 and 800 CE. For thousands of years before then, Arctic people survived by hunting 

BLUE MAGPIE

BLUE MAGPIE

BLUE MAGPIE Taiwan blue magpie, photo by Su Min Du

The Bowerbird

The Bowerbird

Bowerbirds create magical and beautiful nesting sites to court their mates. They are bird artists that match color combinations with all kinds of plants, bottle caps, berries or iridescent beetles.  There are over 20 different types of Bowerbirds. Bowerbird bower –  Ingo Arndt/National Geographic