WARNING: This article contains a graphic photo. ------------------ The extinction risk faced by mammals is often in the limelight. But it may be surprising to learn that next only to…
A long snout with teeth jutting from the sides? Check. Catfish-like barbels dangling from its chin? Got them. Gills on the side of its body? It has those, too. These…
Every year, 20 million tons of plastic enters the world’s oceans. In 2012, the Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development dubbed marine plastic litter “a major environmental issue…
The vibrant tropics: new research sheds light on why biodiversity is greater in the tropics Descending the latitudinal ladder to the tropics, you would likely notice a few things: increasingly…
Collared treerunner in Colombia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Now, that’s a horse of a different color. Or, in this case, a lizard of another species—four species. Recent research suggests…