Ecology u0026 Environment

Orangutan seen healing face wound with medicinal plant for first time

World
David Turner

A Sumatran orangutan was seen using a medicinal plant to heal a facial wound at an Indonesian research site in a first ...

Why you should celebrate climate change optimism

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Earth Day: 5 facts on evolution of pollution awareness Discover how Earth Day evolved from an awareness campaign aimed at college students ...

UF scientists hope to stop lethal bronzing disease in Florida palms

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Phipps Park in West Palm offers skating, exercise stations, baseball Phipps Park in West Palm Beach is host to a skate park, ...

Viral polar bear on ice photo a reminder of climate change effects

Entertainment
Laura Davis

A stunning photo of a polar bear drifting off to sleep on a bed of ice won the Natural History Museum’s 2023 ...

Elevated black carbon levels found in several MS cities

Health
Rachel Carter

Elevated levels of black carbon, a factor in cancer risk and climate change, were found in several towns and cities in Mississippi, ...

MSU digs up hidden, buried bottles as part of Beal Seed Experiment

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

In 1879, botanist William J. Beal filled 20 bottles with soil and seeds and buried them on what is now MSU’s campus ...

Band of seals attack great white shark off coast of Africa

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Giant seal pod goes on offense against hungry great white shark A seal pod on the coast of South Africa banded together ...

Climate change effects threaten sharks, studies find. Here’s why.

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

The ocean’s most feared but fascinating predators face increasing dangers from the world’s warming oceans, scientists found in two international studies released ...

Vampire bat habitat expansion increases risk of rabies, study says

Health
Rachel Carter

There is a new study about vampire bats that, while perfectly timed for Halloween season, is raising alarms for the food supply ...