Saving a species from extinction can be difficult work, especially when they are literally under our feet. Last week, Hungarian conservationists determined to save the Vojvodina blind mole rat didn’t have many choices–they started to dig out the hand-sized rodents, one by one.
Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said Sept. 22 that asylum seekers across Europe should be deported to supervised refugee camps outside the EU.
Even has some have seized upon the arrest of a naturalized American of Afghan origin in connection with last weekend’s bombing in Chelsea neighborhood of New York City to fuel anti-immigrant feelings, the mayors of New York, Paris and London have reaffirmed their commitment to welcoming refugees and migrants to their cities.
For actors it’s the Oscar, for musicians it’s the Grammy, but for wildlife artists it is the federal Duck Stamp Contest. The US Fish and Wildlife Service on Sept. 10 once again chose a winner for a competition where artists each year frantically paint ducks, geese and swans for the sole hope of gracing a stamp.
Climate change is no joke.
Last month, journalist Zsolt Bayer was awarded with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit, one of Hungary’s highest state honors. Ever since, Hungarian mathematicians, artists, doctors, and other recipients have been returning their awards in droves. More than 100 past awardees (link in Hungarian) have rejected the honor since Bayer joined the club.
A giant ice avalanche in Tibet covered several miles of land, and the primary suspect is climate change.
A team of paleontologists may have discovered a previously unknown species of kangaroo at a mining site in north Queensland, Australia. It dates back more than 30,000 years. And it’s huge.
One way to put a stop to whalers brandishing harpoons: build a boat that’s quick and agile enough to out maneuver them in the Antarctic seas.
Life on Mars is closer than you think. Six people just lived “there” for a whole year. But today (Aug. 28), the crew of a NASA-funded Mars simulation in Hawaii can finally take off their helmets and return to earth.
Government proceedings can run for many years and can become a bureaucratic nightmare for those involved. For humans, awaiting official responses to important requests can be nerve-racking and even financially devastating, but for endangered species, waiting too long in the line can be lethal.
Even as some of us brace for the cephalopod uprising, octopuses have became the favorite animals of robotic engineers.
Recently, a group of US researchers glued shark teeth to power saws, creating a terrifying tool that could find a home in just about any horror movie. But this wasn’t another veiled attempt to top Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, just scientists trying to understand how sharks catch and devour their prey; the goal was to test which species of shark has the best-cutting teeth.
At 3.30am, on the amber-lit stairs of Bethnal Green station, night owl passengers trickled into the East End stop to ride the long-awaited London Night Tube.
The beauty and vibrance of coral reefs relies on a delicate balance of ecological factors. One of the most important factors, it turns out, is fish pee.
Every four years, watching the Olympics inspires people in many ways—to join a soccer league, to dust off those running shoes, to eat healthier, and in general to give your best in life. But this year, the Rio Olympics gave something else to millions of people: a chance to show the world how far determination, dignity, bravery, and endurance can bring someone. The Rio games have made the world see the human behind “the refugee.”
Now you see it. Abracadabra! And now you don’t. Or do you?
Needless to say, a lot has changed about the Olympics since ancient times. Although some feats have stood the test of time—American swimmer Michael Phelps only just beat the 2,000-year-old record held by Leonidas of Rhodes for individual Olympic victories—for the most part, the competition today is unrecognizable from just a few decades ago, to say nothing of centuries or millennia in the past.
The 2016 Olympic Games kick off in earnest in Rio today (Aug. 5), without a host of Russian athletes. Although Russia will be officially represented at the Games, nearly a third of its original team is banned due to a state-sanctioned doping scandal.
Intentionally or not, humans help invasive species spread, devastating unsuspecting ecosystems. If the damage is bad enough, drastic measures are required to restore balance in these places.
Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said on Tuesday (July 26) that the influx of asylum seekers in Europe is a “poison,” and his country doesn’t need them, AFP reports.
Some Pokémon Go gamers may discount the “reality” in “augmented reality” a bit too casually. The search for fake animals in the hit game has either led them to potentially dangerous places or distracted them in situations when their attention should perhaps not be on their phone.
Conservationists go to great lengths to save a species from extinction, and in the case of a small Mexican fish, to great depths as well.
Living in the city will change you sooner or later. You often get louder, ruder, and use slang that outsiders don’t understand. And this doesn’t just apply to people—these classic symptoms of urban living can also be seen in birds.
