Biology

Aug 8, 2018

Grieving orca still swimming with her dead calf in Northwest

An endangered orca is still clinging to her dead calf as she swims in Northwest waters more than two weeks after her newborn died


Aug 7, 2018

Vets ready for rare efforts to save ailing endangered orca

Veterinarians are preparing rare emergency efforts to administer antibiotics to try to save a young emaciated orca that's part of an endangered pod


Aug 6, 2018

Patients who accepted infected kidneys cured of hepatitis C

Kidneys infected with hepatitis C may help some U.S. patients skip the yearslong transplant waiting list


Aug 6, 2018

Genetics technology could lead to more crops, fresher food

A multinational agricultural company based in Idaho has acquired gene editing licensing rights that could one day be used to help farmers produce more crops and make grocery store offerings such as strawberries, potatoes and avocados stay fresher longer.


Aug 3, 2018

Biologists consider options to save emaciated orca

Federal officials are weighing options to save an emaciated endangered orca that includes feeding it live salmon dosed with medicine


Aug 3, 2018

Don't call 12-year-old Mexican university student 'genius'

The youngest student ever admitted to Mexico's National Autonomous University says he doesn't like to use the word genius to describe himself


Aug 3, 2018

Quota raised for subsistence hunting of Chukchi polar bears

The commission that manages the polar bear population shared by the United States and Russia has increased the quota of bears that can be harvested by subsistence hunters


Aug 3, 2018

The Green Big Apple: New Yorkers document the city's plants

New Yorkers are helping scientists catalog the city's wild plants, one photo at a time


Aug 2, 2018

Birds learn another 'language' by eavesdropping on neighbors

Scientists have discovered that birds can learn to recognize alarm calls of other species, essentially by learning to eavesdrop in a second language


Aug 2, 2018

Mexico's National University admits 12-year-old for physics

Mexico's National University admits 12-year-old for physics degree program


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