One of the world’s rarest seabirds is on the verge of extinction. The Chatham Island Taiko, native to Chatham Island off the coast of New Zealand, has suffered an 80% reduction in population over the last 40 years. Scientists believe only 8 to 15 breeding pairs exist in the wild.
A number of factors have [...]
While Darwin is best known for his theory of evolution, he had a lifelong fascination with plants. The new exhibit on Darwin at the Bronx Botanical Garden features a breathtaking array of orchids, including the comet orchid from Madagascar, whose defining characteristic is a 12-inch-long nectary. You can watch video of the special moth that pollinated such a plant on Nature online.
Next week in Nature’s “Superfish,” Rick Rosenthal searches far and wide for the opportunity to swim with the greatest gamefish in the sea — billfish.
Do you have special memories of time you’ve spent at the ocean — or in it? Have you had a memorable close encounter with marine life? Nature wants to know about it.
On the 18th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch, NASA released breathtaking new telescope images of galaxies colliding. NewsHour has an online slideshow of the images.
New research indicates that ancient Americans valued dogs not just for their companionship and work ethic, but for spiritual reasons too. Hundreds of prehistoric canines — along with jewelry and other valuables — have been found buried with humans in tombs along the Arizona-New Mexico border. According to a report by National Geographic News:
“[D]ogs in [...]
“Prince of the Alps” premieres May 11 on NATURE, and in preparation we are searching for our viewers’ best photos of the Alps. If you have an Alps photo that’s interesting, creative, beautiful, hilarious, or simply amazing, join our Flickr group. Prizes available!
In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives. A precious pollinator of fruits and vegetables, the disappearing bees left billions of dollars of crops at risk and threatened our food supply.
Last night’s (Earth Day 2008) Frontline examined the politics behind the government’s failure to act on the biggest environmental problem of our time. The full episode is available to view online.
Archaeologists make a grisly find: Four hundred skeletons buried in a mass grave. The bodies have lain undisturbed for 500 years, since the time of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. But this is no ordinary gravesite…
If the present era of human civilization is seen in terms of its defining technologies and resources, humans are now living in the “oil age.” In numbers: the world currently uses roughly 75-80 million barrels of crude oil per day. How is such a massive need met, here and abroad, year after year? Explore EXTREME [...]
