Christina Larson
The Associated Press
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Lavish tomb in ancient Spain belonged to a woman, not a man, new research shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — When archaeologists first discovered the 5,000-year-old ornate tomb in Spain, they assumed it was for a man. It held a rock crystal ... → Read More
Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show
WASHINGTON (AP) — You know instantly when someone is speaking to an infant or small child. It turns out that dolphin mothers also use a kind of high-p... → Read More
First wild koalas caught and vaccinated against chlamydia
Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. → Read More
'Absolutely critical': United Nations reach agreement to protect marine life on high seas
An updated framework to protect marine life in the regions outside national boundary waters, known as the high seas, had been in discussions for more than 20 years, but previous efforts to reach an agreement had repeatedly stalled. → Read More
'Absolutely critical': United Nations reach agreement to protect marine life on high seas
An updated framework to protect marine life in the regions outside national boundary waters, known as the high seas, had been in discussions for more than 20 years, but previous efforts to reach an agreement had repeatedly stalled. → Read More
First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years
Archaeologists have found the earliest direct evidence for horseback riding in 5,000 year old human skeletons in central Europe. → Read More
First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Archaeologists have found the earliest direct evidence for horseback riding – an innovation that would transform history – in 5,000 year old human skeletons in central Europe. → Read More
Lonely tunes: Humpback whales wail less as population grows
Those melancholy tunes sung by humpback whales may really be a sign of loneliness. → Read More
Scientists Want to Bring Back Extinct Dodo Bird With Innovative Tech
A company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors. → Read More
Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dodo bird isn’t coming back anytime soon. Nor is the woolly mammoth. But a company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors, while other... → Read More
How humans and dolphins benefit from fishing collaboration
Mauricio Cantor of Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute led the study into how dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil each catch more fish by working together. → Read More
Dolphins, humans both benefit from fishing collaboration
A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins. Accounts of people and dolphins working together to hunt fish go back millennia, from the time of the Roman Empire near what is now southern France to 19th century Queensland, Australia. But while historians and storytellers have recounted the human point of view, […] → Read More
Twinkle, twinkle fading stars: Hiding in our brighter skies
A study in the journal Science analyzed data from amateur stargazers and found that artificial lighting is making the night sky about 10% brighter each year. → Read More
Twinkle, twinkle fading stars: Hiding in our brighter skies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Every year, the night sky grows brighter, and the stars look dimmer. A new study that analyzes data from more than 50,000 amateur stargazers finds that artificial lighting is making the night sky about 10% brighter each year. That’s a much faster rate of change than scientists had previously estimated looking at […] → Read More
Moving species emerges as last resort as climate warms
In a desperate effort to save a seabird species in Hawaii from rising ocean waters, scientists are moving chicks to a new island hundreds of miles away. Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as climate change upends habitats. → Read More
Scientists Discover What Allows Glass Frogs to Become Transparent
A species of glass frogs found in South and Central America has the rare ability to turn on and off its transparent appearance. → Read More
Glass act: Scientists reveal secrets of frog transparency
A species of glass frogs found in South and Central America has the rare ability to turn its transparent appearance on and off. → Read More
Glass act: Scientists reveal secrets of frog transparency
A species of glass frogs found in South and Central America has the rare ability to turn its transparent appearance on and off. → Read More
Glass act: Scientists reveal secrets of frog transparency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now you see them, now you don’t. Some frogs found in South and Central America have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly transparent appearance, researchers report Thursday in the journal Science. During the day, these nocturnal frogs sleep by hanging underneath tree leaves. Their delicate, greenish transparent forms […] → Read More
Historic biodiversity pact inspires, but past failures loom
A day after a historic biodiversity agreement was reached, countries now face pressure to deliver on the promises → Read More