
The Sea Otter That Stole a Surfboard in Santa Cruz Remains Free … For Now - Bay Nature
Do not feed, take selfies with, or try to befriend the sea otter.


A New Eye on the Deep Sea - Hakai Magazine
The developers of a new, easy-to-use, low-cost device are looking to make the deep sea accessible to everyone.


To Save Whales, Don’t Eat Lobster, Watchdog Group Says - New York Times
The group says that the shellfish, long considered a more responsible choice, cannot be considered a guilt-free meal anymore.

Never-before-seen colorful bird hybrid surprises scientists - National Geographic
The offspring of a scarlet tanager and rose-breasted grosbeak—distantly related birds whose evolutionary paths diverged 10 million years...

Like Bees of the Seas, These Crustaceans Pollinate Seaweed - New York Times
It’s the first known case of an animal helping algae reproduce, and could suggest that pollination first evolved in the world’s ancient...

Newly discovered dinosaur had tiny arms like T. rex- National Geographic
The Cretaceous predator, Meraxes gigas, hints that giant carnivores may have had more uses for their comically small forelimbs than...

They Uncover New Fossils, but They Also Bite - New York Times
Harvester ants in Nebraska unearthed thousands of fossilized teeth and jaw bones, leading scientists to the discovery of 10 new species.

The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life - New York Times
Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,...

Japan’s Monkey Queen Made It Through Mating Season With Her Reign Intact - New York Times
Yakei, the 9-year-old macaque who seized power at a preserve, played the field and mated with at least one male, all while managing to...