Misha was euthanized in 2008 due to declining health. At that time, and with an eye toward advancing isotope research, University of Utah distinguished professor Thure Cerling asked if his team could ...

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From as few as 17 known individuals, the orange-bellied parrots of Tasmania now number in the low hundreds after years of ...

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Millions of migratory birds, including most of the sandhill crane population, make their way through Nebraska every spring.

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“Beyond urine, whale carcasses also serve as nutrient deposits. When a whale dies, its massive body sinks to the ocean floor, ...

For 162 million years, sturgeons have fended off everything they’ve faced. Now scientists are racing to save these living ...

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...

The Interior Department suspended a legal opinion holding companies liable for accidentally killing ducks, cranes, pelicans, owls and other bird species.

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...