Melissa Sterry Humans causing shrinking of nature as larger animals die offThe Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editorHumanity’s ongoing destruction of wildlife will lead to a shrinking of nature, with the average body size of animals falling by a quarter, a study predicts. The researchers estimate that more than 1,000
Melissa SterryFungi A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold Clues to Life’s Arrival on LandThe New York Times - By CARL ZIMMERScientists reported on Wednesday that they have discovered the oldest known fossils of fungi, a finding that may reshape our understanding of how life first arrived on land from the oceans. Fungi are invisible
Melissa Sterry Bad moods could be contagious among ravenssciencenews.org - Carolyn Wilke Here’s a downer: Pessimism seem contagious among ravens. But positivity? Not so much. When ravens saw fellow birds’ responses to a disliked food, but …
Melissa Sterry Coral reefs depend on lots of fish the size of jellybeansNational Geographic - Kennedy WarneMost fish that populate a reef are tiny snacks smaller than two inches. They live fast and get eaten young—and keep the ecosystem humming. There’s an old paradox about coral reefs: They occupy tiny parts
Melissa Sterry Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino diesThe Guardian - AgenciesMalaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran rhino has died, wildlife officials have said, leaving behind only one female in the country and pushing the critically endangered species closer to extinction. found
Melissa Sterry The Ocean Is Running Out of Breath, Scientists Warnscientificamerican.com - Laura Poppick Escaping predators, digestion and other animal activities—including those of humans—require oxygen. But that essential ingredient is no longer so …
Melissa SterryWhales Where Did the Right Whales Go?The New York Times - By KAREN WEINTRAUBSomething happened to the population of North Atlantic right whales in the last decade, as their numbers shrank and fewer calves were born. Scientists had long speculated that a change had occurred in
Melissa SterryEcuador Ecuador says no to new dolphin facilitymarineconnection.org - By Margaux Dodds Waterland, Mundo Marino the company which currently operates a marine park holding dolphins and sealions in Isla Margarita, Venezuela recently …
Melissa SterryElephants Captive Elephants Used in Tourist Attractions Are Being Pushed to the Brink, and the Results Are Deadlypeta.org - Katherine Sullivan The only way to force elephants to give rides or perform tricks is through violence and domination. So it’s no surprise when they snap and strike …
Melissa SterryReptiles The world’s biggest reptile fair is also a hub for traffickersmongabay.com - mongabayauthor HAMM, Germany — Two hours before the fair opens on a cold day in March, hundreds of people are already queuing in the cold. “The best merchandise is …
Melissa SterryFish Damselfish in Distress?eos.org - Liz Castenson Humans are changing the face of the planet. We’ve had sufficient impact on the surface that scientists have proposed a new geologic age, the …
Melissa SterryProtected Areas Conservationists find protected areas worldwide are shrinkingphys.org - Bob Yirka A large international team of researchers reports that the amount of land designated as protected around the globe is shrinking. In their paper …
Melissa SterryInsects The Great Insect Dying: A global look at a deepening crisismongabay.com - Glenn Scherer Humans like to think we run the world, believing in our omnipotence. But while we shape and engineer — make, muddle and destroy — we are not, …
Melissa SterryPlay buttonScience Five of Earth’s most innovative animals that use toolssciencefocus.com - Hayley Bennett We think we’re pretty smart, with our knives and forks, but there are some clever creatures out there that use inanimate objects to help get their …
Melissa SterryParticles Elephants have a nose for portion sizenature.com Pachyderms use their trunks to discriminate between two hidden food piles of unequal size. Odd chunks of dough might have had a ceremonial …
Melissa SterryMangroves Four Types of Coastal Habitats and Why They Matterpewtrusts.org Coral reefs, mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrasses found along shorelines all over the world form a critical bridge between land and sea, providing …
Melissa SterryPeru Poaching Threatens South America's Only Bear Speciesnationalgeographic.com.au - By EDUARDO FRANCO BERTON 03 June 2019 CHACHAPOYAS, PERU - The woman in the market stall fills a glass with a reddish liquid, calling out what’s in the brew: white rum, seven types of tree …
Melissa SterryEnvironment Marine 'gold rush': demand for shark fin soup drives decimation of fishThe Guardian - Saeed Kamali DehghanA rising demand for shark fin soup is wiping out more than 73 million sharks every year, fuelling a practice labelled the marine “gold rush”. Finning, when a shark’s fin is sliced off while at sea and
Melissa SterryDinosaurs Dinosaurs were animals, not movie monsters1843 Magazine - Helen Gordon For over 150m years dinosaurs were the dominant group of land animals, occupying every landmass and evolving into hundreds of different species. …
Melissa SterryBiological Species Bill Would Create a Wildlife Corridors System to Protect Specieseos.org - Kimberly Cartier New legislation to establish a national system of wildlife corridors in the United States comes just days after a United Nations (UN) report on …
Melissa Sterry Check out these gorgeous rare amphibians, because they might soon be extinctFast Company - Adele PetersAround 40% of all known species, or 3,200 types of amphibians, are now at risk of extinction. A new book is trying to draw attention to their plight. In late 2017, photographer Matthijs Kuijpers spent
Melissa Sterry A shocking new report reveals what we've done to the natural worldweforum.org - David Knowles As a result of human activity, one million species of animal and plant species could disappear in the next few decades - the most that have ever been …
Melissa Sterry The deepest-ever dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench found litter thereMIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee The dive to the ocean's deepest point turned up some surprises. The news: During a four-hour exploration of the Mariana Trench, retired naval officer …
Melissa SterryScience Showy male primates have smaller testiclesphys.org - Simone Hewett Male primates equipped with all the bells and whistles to attract a female mate tend to have smaller gonads, according to a study by researchers at …
Melissa Sterry Hundreds of thousands of marine viruses discovered in world's oceansnature.com - Erin I. Garcia de Jesus Survey reveals virus diversity hotspots in the Arctic Ocean, as well as the surface waters of temperate and tropical seas. The world’s oceans harbour …
Melissa Sterry Dead whale was tangled in rope in East Lothian for 'months'bbc.co.uk - By Angie Brown A humpback whale was entangled in rope for "weeks, if not months" before it drowned off the coast of East Lothian, a post-mortem examination has found.
Melissa Sterry Microplastics found in every marine mammal surveyed in UK studyThe GuardianMicroplastics are being widely ingested by Britain’s marine mammals, scientists say, with samples found in every animal examined in a study. The research on 50 stranded creatures including porpoises, grey
Melissa Sterry Like Humans, Gorillas Appear to Grieve for Their Deadsmithsonianmag.com - Meilan Solly When Tuck and Titus, a pair of dominant silverback mountain gorillas from the same Rwandan social group, died within a year of each other, their …
Melissa Sterry Octopus farming is ‘unethical and a threat to the food chain’The Guardian - Robin McKieWhy should research money be used to support a project that will have so many welfare and environmental problems? Peter Godfrey-Smith, researcher Plans to create octopus farms in coastal waters round world
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