23Jan/20
Chicken Little: “Iguanas Are Falling”
Stunned by chilly weather, the invasive lizards were dropping out of trees in the Sunshine State Source: VT
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22Jan/20
Malabar Giant Squirrel: I Want Some!
The colorful creatures can measure up to three feet long from head to tail and weigh in at around four pounds Source: VT
17Jan/20
Ginkgo Trees Are Immortal
These trees have developed an army of molecular weapons to stay healthy in old age Source: VT
17Jan/20
Last Existing Prehistoric Wollemi Pines Saved From Australian Fires
Just 200 Wollemi pines exist in a remote gorge, prompting a critical operation to protect them from bushfires Source: VT
17Jan/20
Did Scorpions Move From the Ocean to Land?
A pair of pristinely preserved fossils suggest scorpions have looked mostly the same since they first crawled onto land Source: VT
17Jan/20
Neanderthals: Were They Clam Divers?
Clam shell knives from a cave on the Italian coast suggest Neanderthals dove underwater for resources Source: VT
12Jan/20
Trump’s EPA Sets Stage For More Americans With Cancer
Trump has not just declared war on immigrants, Iran, etc. but most importantly he has declared his hatred of the American people Source: VT
11Jan/20
Venice: A Vacation Destination For Hundreds of Years
The drawing accompanied one friar’s first-person account of a trip from Venice to Jerusalem and Egypt Source: VT
11Jan/20
We Lose Birds to Extinction: Serious Exploration Finds More
Previous bird-collecting expeditions never trekked inland, leaving a treasure trove of undiscovered warblers and leaftoilers Source: VT
03Jan/20
Egyptian Book of Two Ways May Be Oldest Illustrated Book
Archaeologists recovered the remnants of an ancient “Book of Two Ways” from a sarcophagus Source: VT