Endangered animals

The largest land mammal of our time has an evolutionary story at least 60 million years in the making. On Monday, a new exhibit revealing the ‘secret lives’ of the trunked giants will open at New York’s American Museum of Natural History, clueing us into how elephants evolved, communicate, and persevere in a world increasingly dominated by humankind.What Inspired Dominic Monaghan's Performance in Moriarty?The new exhibit is entitled ‘The Secret World of Elephants’ and it walks you through elephants’ journey to become the…

Renewable energy scored a big win this week in Massachusetts. A federal judge in the state’s district court rejected a lawsuit brought by an alleged group of Nantucket residents, which sought to stop the first major U.S. offshore wind project from moving forward.Rare Polar Bear Attack in Canada | Extreme EarthVineyard Wind, a $2.8 billion endeavor expected to generate enough energy to power 400,000 homes, was approved by Joe Biden in May 2021. But the proposal has faced multiple legal challenges since—from climate…

A researcher releases sea turtle hatchlings into the Atlantic Ocean in a joint effort between the United States Coast Guard and the Gumbo-Limbo Nature Center. Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)The climate crisis has created a huge sex imbalance for Florida’s sea turtles. More frequent and hotter heat waves baking the sand on the state’s beaches means that seemingly every new hatchling is female, turtle researchers told Reuters. Female sea turtles bury their eggs in the sand along the shore,where the eggs nest for about…