Tag: Biology
Mass fossil site may prove dinosaurs traveled in packs
SALT LAKE CITY — Ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves,...
Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment
NICOSIA, Cyprus — There’s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an...
Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs
HONOLULU — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii's steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious...
Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species
PORTLAND, Ore. — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine species...
Poll: 15% of Americans worse off a year into pandemic
While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the...
Biologists: More moose hunting will reduce ticks, help herd
Some wildlife biologists in northern New England hope that increasing the number of moose taken by hunters this fall will help protect the herd...
4 gray whales found dead in San Francisco Bay Area in 9 days
SAN FRANCISCO — Four dead gray whales have washed ashore San Francisco Bay Area beaches in the last nine days, with experts saying Friday...
Old documents fuel latest bid to halt Nevada lithium mine
RENO, Nev. — Few people had ever heard of Tiehm’s buckwheat when conservationists filed a petition two years ago to list the desert wildflower...
UK infections drop about 60% amid vaccinations, lockdown
LONDON — The U.K.'s COVID-19 vaccination program is beginning to break the link between infection and serious illness or death, according to the latest...
Hackers, glitches mar France’s mass return to online school
PARIS — French children, parents and teachers are battling with internet connection problems across the country after an abrupt nationwide switch to online learning...