Entries tagged Animals

Tweet for the bees

By Umbra Fisk, Grist.org Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:18am PST for grist_ask_umbra 0 Comments

Help support research into what's killing honeybees. All you have to do is use a Twitter tag between now and November 11. Read full post »
Related topics: Food and Drink, Animals, Gardening, Nature, Activism
Bare bears baffle zookeepers with baldness

By Stephanie Rogers, Mother Nature Network Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 1:03pm PST for guest_bloggers 2 Comments

Female bears at a German zoo have gone bald, drawing in thousands of tourists. Read full post »
Related topics: Animals, Science
Giant jellyfish sinks 10-ton Japanese ship

By Stephanie Rogers, Mother Nature Network Posted Mon Nov 2, 2009 3:47pm PST for guest_bloggers 6 Comments

A net full of huge jellyfish brings down a 10-ton Japanese fishing trawler, pitching its crew into the sea. Read full post »
Related topics: Animals, Nature
Stunning photos of birds filled with plastic

By Lori Bongiorno Posted Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:04am PDT for greenpicks 6 Comments

Many of the plastic things we throw away end up in the oceans, where birds and other animals mistake the pieces for food. A photographer shows the dramatic result. Read full post »
Related topics: Animals, Nature, Media, Pollution, Plastic
Ladybug invasion paints Colorado town red

By Stephanie Rogers, Mother Nature Network Posted Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:22pm PDT for guest_bloggers 3 Comments

A Colorado reporter with a bug phobia faces his fears as he's covered head to toe in massive quantities of ladybugs. Read full post »
Related topics: Animals, Science, Nature
Seven species that won't survive global warming

By Dan Shapley Posted Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:52am PDT for daily_green_news 1 Comments

A look at 7 of the 350 wildlife species we stand to lose if global warming continues unabated. Read full post »
Related topics: Animals, Nature
Vegetarian spider loves leaves, not bugs

By Stephanie Rogers, Mother Nature Network Posted Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:27am PDT for guest_bloggers 1 Comments

Scientists discover the first spider known to only 'hunt' plants. Read full post »
Related topics: Animals, Science, Nature
Is renewable energy the biggest threat to land conservation?

By Hank Green Posted Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:50pm PDT for ecogeek 4 Comments

I'm a conservationist. I was a conservationist before I was an EcoGeek. There is very little land on earth left in a semi-natural state, and I believe that we should keep as much of that land as natural as possible forever. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Animals, Nature, Government, Solar Power, Wind Power, Hydro Power, Electricity
Five scary animals that help us

By Lori Bongiorno Posted Fri Oct 2, 2009 12:34pm PDT for greenpicks 2 Comments

Some of the animals we're most afraid of are actually good for us. How do bats, spiders, pythons, and others help us? Read full post »
Related topics: Health, Animals, Nature
Obese skunk put on vegetarian diet to battle bacon addiction

By Stephanie Rogers, Mother Nature Network Posted Thu Oct 1, 2009 1:41pm PDT for guest_bloggers 14 Comments

A pet skunk in Scotland weighs twice his ideal weight after years of enjoying an unhealthy diet of bacon sandwiches. Read full post »
Related topics: Food and Drink, Animals, Nature