Sanctuary caregivers harvest native flowers and leaves weekly to support possums’ transition from care to the wild. Stimulating Natural Instincts Through Enrichment Stimulating Natural Instincts Through Enrichment (Image Credits: Flickr) Wildlife enrichment emerged as a vital practice in animal care facilities. Keepers recognized that standard diets alone failed to prepare captive animals for freedom. For ...
Hawaii Island – Kīlauea volcano delivered a dramatic display on March 10, 2026, as Episode 43 of its ongoing summit eruption propelled lava fountains over 1,000 feet into the sky, scattering volcanic debris that necessitated swift closures. Spectacular Heights Mark Intense Activity Spectacular Heights Mark Intense Activity (Image Credits: Imgs.mongabay.com) Lava fountaining ignited at 9:17 ...
Astrological alignments on March 12, 2026, promise a mix of opportunities and challenges across the zodiac, guiding personal and professional decisions. Fire Signs Ignite with Bold Energy Fire Signs Ignite with Bold Energy (Image Credits: Pixabay) A surprising surge of confidence propels Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius forward today, turning routine tasks into triumphs. Mars energizes ...
Peru – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted precautionary measures on March 1, 2026, to shield members of the Kakataibo Indigenous people living in voluntary isolation within the Kakataibo North and South Indigenous Reserve. Escalating Dangers from Illegal Encroachment Escalating Dangers from Illegal Encroachment (Image Credits: Imgs.mongabay.com) Violent clashes and environmental destruction have intensified ...
Scientists probe the unique ways elephants sense and navigate time, uncovering insights that challenge traditional approaches to their protection. Challenging Assumptions About Animal Time Challenging Assumptions About Animal Time (Image Credits: Imgs.mongabay.com) Khatijah Rahmat, a postdoctoral researcher at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, leads efforts to legitimize the concept of animal ...
Wyoming – Mule deer that cover longer distances in their seasonal journeys accumulate more body fat, boost their reproductive success, and extend their lifespans compared to their more stationary counterparts. Decade of Tracking Reveals Migration Payoffs Decade of Tracking Reveals Migration Payoffs (Image Credits: Unsplash) Researchers from the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Game ...
Imagine stepping outside and breathing air so rich in oxygen that your lungs would feel practically turbo-charged. Or living beneath a sky where the carbon dioxide levels were so high, the entire planet sweltered in a permanent greenhouse. That was the world dinosaurs called home, and it wasn’t just dramatic scenery. It was chemistry. Pure, ...
Imagine brushing dust off a rock surface somewhere in the windswept plains of Patagonia and suddenly realizing you are holding something that was laid 70 million years ago. Not a shard, not a fragment – a whole, nearly perfect egg. That kind of discovery sounds like the plot of a science fiction film, yet that ...
Imagine hauling yourself through the blistering central Sahara, tracking a bone fragment half-buried in sand for years, and then realizing you’ve just changed the entire history of paleontology. That’s not a movie plot. That’s what happened in early 2026, when a team of scientists announced a discovery so significant, so beautifully strange, that even seasoned ...
When most people picture dinosaurs, they imagine solitary, lumbering giants or razor-toothed predators hunting alone through primordial jungles. It’s a dramatic image, sure, but science tells a very different story. Turns out, some dinosaurs were surprisingly… social. Like, impressively, almost eerily social in ways that mirror the behavior of modern elephants, wildebeest, and even certain ...
