Found in Southeast Asia, this endangered species is extinct in parts of Asia—mainly India, Singapore, Myanmar and perhaps Brunei. Threatened by habitat loss, hunting (poaching or otherwise) and accidental death caused by fishing, this species doesn’t do well in captivity, where only a couple...
North America’s ancient bald cypress forests have told scientists about history’s legendary droughts and wet periods. Now they’re warning us about the future.
As the saying goes, everything is bigger and better inTexas, and that includes the amazing buildings, and other locations, that have beenabandonedand still stand to this day. Just to clarify "abandoned" real quick. I'm loosely using that term to describe buildings that are no longer in us...
If you're from the Great State of Texas, you've probably heard of it or even been there. It's a purdy little spring-fed swimming hole in the Hill Country southwest of Austin on Cyprus Creek located in Wimberly, Texas, they call it Jacob's Well. It is stunningly beautiful, clean, an...
The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington has welcomed five new red wolf pups, the most critically endangered wolves in the world. This species, the only wolf species to be found solely in the USA, was once much more abundant with a range stretching from New York to Te...
In the state of Texas, killing snakes is legal, unless the snake is on the list of protected species. Some snakes are rare in Texas (or endangered nationwide), and these species are subject to special laws meaning it’s illegal to kill, capture, own or sell one. ...
Space-time breakthroughs. Virgin births. A promising candidate for alien life. Science didn’t disappoint during our latest revolution around the sun.
An adult Whooping Crane, Grus americana, hunting for crabs in a saltwater marsh in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, FILE It may "sound like a lot," but those conservation efforts need to continue indefinitely to ensure that who...
as the Chinese tiger,is native to southern China.In the 1950's,there were over 4000tigers found in mountain forests in the country.But due to the destruction of their natural habitat and uncontrolled hunting,it has been pushed on to the list of the world's top ten most endangered species...
Cutting through the Mark Twain National Forest, the glades of this23-mile trailare home to the roadrunner and Bachman's sparrow, a state endangered species. In the summer months, the rolling countryside is covered in yellow and purple coneflowers, daisy-like flowers that attract both birds and...