18Jan 16
African lions granted endangered status
Lions are now protected in the United States under the Endangered Species Act. One subspecies will be listed as "endangered" and another as "threatened." These lions live in Africa and India. This decision…
12Jan 16
Do sharks have social lives?
We usually think of sharks as dangerous predators. But Dr. Culum Brown of Australia hopes to help people find them fascinating. For the past four years, Brown has studied the social…
01Sep 15
New video shows great white shark leaping after seal
Researchers in Cape Cod recently saw a close encounter between a great white shark and a seal. Both animals were in shallow, murky water. The shark did not see the…
NYT > Mosquitoes
Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S.A.I.D.
Posted: December 11, 2025, 3:00 pm
In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.
Posted: November 1, 2025, 9:02 am
Treating baby wraps with a mosquito repellent shows promising protection against a top killer of children.
Posted: October 27, 2025, 6:20 pm
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