700 wild animals, including elephants and hippos, to be killed for meat in Namibia – National
In an effort to prevent people from starving amid a severe drought in Namibia, the government will cull more than…
Urban Birds Are Harboring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Urban ducks and crows might offer…
Jane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the World
While immersed in fieldwork earlier in life, Goodall recognized that lifting people out of poverty was integral to preserving biodiversity…
What happens to Jasper’s animals when wildfire rips through their home?
Jasper National Park is beloved for its breathtaking mountain landscapes — and the special opportunity to see iconic animals such…
Chicken feet, a key Chinese dim sum menu item, is at risk because Brazil has stopped exporting chickens to China
They’re ubiquitous on dim sum restaurant menus, and a popular street food snack, but a surge in chicken feet prices…
Ancient Arthropod Was Shaped Like a Taco and Swam Upside-Down
Five hundred million years ago, tacos existed. But they weren’t corn or flour; they were the hard-shelled coverings on a…
How a Group of Butterflies Managed to Fly 4,200 Kilometers Without Stopping
THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian.The dozen butterflies were flying gracefully over a…
Aging Might Not Be Inevitable
In 1997, a French woman named Jeanne Calment died at the age of 122. She was the world’s oldest verified…
Petting zoo animals at London Pride event die after farm receives anonymous anti-LGBTQ email
London police are investigating the deaths of two animals and the possible illness of a third after they were on…
Recluse Spider Season Is a Myth
This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish.Summer arrives, and with it comes an…
