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Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness Back to Aboriginals in Australia
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, a news website of nature, science, health, politics, and travel.
Two former cattle ‘stations’ in the north Australian state...
Newly-Identified Species of Transparent ‘Glass’ Frogs Unveiled in Amazing Photos From Ecuador
Two new species of glass frog were found living in the same 6,200-acre reserve, showing just how much is yet to be discovered in...
Tiny New Species of Chocolate Frog is Discovered After Scientists Follow its Unique ‘Beep’ Sound
A tiny new species of burrowing frog has been discovered after scientists were able to find it by its unique "beep" sound.
Identified by biologists...
Amazing Quarter-Million Monarchs in 2021, Up From Just 2,000 the Year Before in Migration Count
The Xerces Society just released numbers from their annual Western Monarch Count—and the tally was remarkable.
The nonprofit announced that 247,237 monarch butterflies were observed...
Spectacular Fossils Discovered from Prehistoric Rainforest Reveal Intimate Details From 11 Million Years Ago
Hundreds of immaculately preserved fossils recently found in Australia offer a view into the continent's early Miocene period as clearly as in a family...
The Most Stunning Moments For Animals in 2021 Will Make You Cheer – and Love Them Even More
While media outlets talk about the "Age of Extinction" for species, they never seem to include the multitude of good news—and there was a...
Monarch Population Soars 4,900 Percent Since Last Year in Thrilling 2021 Western Migration
When just 200 Western monarch butterflies arrived in the Pismo Beach Butterfly Grove from their northerly migration last year, park rangers feared the treasured...
Monarch Butterflies Employ a Sun Compass on Their Long-Distance Migration
Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual long-distance migration, which takes them over several thousand kilometres from the north of the USA to their...
Substantially More Monarch Butterflies Have Arrived in California to Overwinter Bringing Hope For Species
Migratory western monarchs are showing up at their overwintering sites in coastal California in far greater numbers—a sign of hope for the struggling population.
These...
Scientists Find the Secret to ‘Unhackable’ Security Systems on the Wings of Butterflies
Sometimes solving the most complex technology and engineering challenges, as you might have guessed, involves looking towards nature for solutions. Such is the incredible...
Listen to Millions of Monarch Butterflies Make One of the Rarest Sounds on Earth: ‘Just like a waterfall’
Monarch butterflies, fluttering in their millions on 3,000-mile journeys, as luminous as stained glass. Seeing them mass migrate is one of the world's great...
Moths’ Rippled Forewings Are Actually a Sophisticated Defense System Against Echo Location
The folds and ripples at the front of a moth's forewings are a sophisticated defense system against the echolocation of hunting bats in the...
Quick-Thinking Teen Rushes to Save People Trapped In Burning Building, Inspired by Her Favorite Show
A hero schoolgirl who saved people trapped in a burning apartment raised the alarm after being inspired by a TV show about the emergency...
This Week’s Inspiring Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny’s ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Smithsonian Says These Moths Are So Gorgeous, They Put Butterflies to Shame: It’s National Moth Week
A New York photographer acquired a new lease on night in the Catskills during the draconian state lockdowns by suspending a white sheet in...
Vet Successfully Sews One Stitch in Tiny Tree Frog Whose Lung Was Exposed, Loving ‘all Creatures Great and Small’
In the bitcoin community, there's a phrase that someone has "diamond hands," which means they will never drag the price down through selling. Well...
What Color is it? Photographer Captures Varied Luminescence of One of UK’s Rarest Butterflies
One of Britain's rarest and largest butterflies will remind readers of that time a few years ago when the internet got all in a...
Scientists Discover a New Brown Species They Named the ‘Chocolate Frog’ – And it’s Adorable
In the "nasty" swamps of New Guinea, a frog specialist has discovered a new species which he decided to call the "chocolate frog."
Far from...
End-of-Life Specialists are Surging in Number – Helping American Families to Better Process Death and Dying
There are special caregivers in society who feel their place in the world is at the side of the bed of a dying person,...
Paralyzed Patient Can Now Write as Fast as Smartphone By ‘Mindwriting’ With Brain Signals
A man paralyzed from the neck down has gained the ability to type words with his brain about as fast as the average smartphone...