Earth & Conservation

Sea Shepherd Is Attacked in Mexico’s Vaquita Refuge

Mind

Health

This Music Teacher Played the Saxophone During Brain Surgery. Here's Why...

Climate

Last Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate change pages were shuttered for revisions.

Missing EPA Webpage Could Be Violation of Federal Law

Animals

Intruders at a French zoo have shot dead a white rhino and hacked off its horns in a grizzly overnight poaching incident, the police and the zoo said Tuesday.

Poachers Killed a White Rhino Inside a French Zoo

One of Africa's oldest and largest elephants was killed by poachers in Kenya on Monday, according to a conservation group that protects the dwindling group of giant "tuskers."

Poachers Kill Rare Giant Elephant in Kenya

The forest elephant population within a supposed "sanctuary" in Central Africa declined by more than 80 percent over a decade's time due to poaching, new research finds.

Elephant Numbers in 'Sanctuary' Collapse by 80 Percent Due to Poaching

The U.S. Senate confirmed on Tuesday President Trump's nomination of Betsy DeVos to head the Department of Education, but only after Vice President Mike Pence stepped in to break a tie vote over her controversial appointment.

Educators Fear DeVos Appointment Will Encourage State Anti-Science Laws

Gadgets

Space & Innovation

Bill Gates Wants to Patent a Concussion-Sensing Football Helmet

Crew from six fishing boats in Mexico's Sea of Cortez were arrested by the Mexican Navy, after they were caught using illegal fishing nets to poach banned fish in a marine reserve.

Sea Shepherd and the Mexican Navy Team Up to Nab Poachers

A group of women in South Africa are more effective at protecting wildlife in Kruger National Park than drones or thermal optics.

The Women Who Fight Rhino Poachers Without Weapons

Illegal poaching of endangered animals has been a large problem in Africa for many years.

How An Unarmed Group Of Women Fight Poachers In Africa

Imagine this scenario: An earthquake has just rattled your city and you've found yourself alive, but trapped in the rubble of a collapsed office building.

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Sea Shepherd Is Attacked in Mexico’s Vaquita Refuge

Poachers assaulted a Sea Shepherd ship in an endangered porpoise refuge.

This Music Teacher Played the Saxophone During Brain Surgery. Here's Why...

To remove a tumor, doctors mapped the regions of the teacher's brain that are related to musical ability in order to navigate around them during surgery.

Missing EPA Webpage Could Be Violation of Federal Law

The missing page, which provided students and teachers with scientific information about climate change, is the first instance of archives disappearing from an agency website during the Trump administration.

Poachers Killed a White Rhino Inside a French Zoo

A pound of black market rhino horn sells for up to $30,000 — more than gold or cocaine.

Poachers Kill Rare Giant Elephant in Kenya

The elephant, Satao II, was believed to be about 50 years old and one of a dwindling group of giant "tuskers."

Elephant Numbers in 'Sanctuary' Collapse by 80 Percent Due to Poaching

The loss of about 25,000 elephants at Gabon's Minkébé National Park highlights how sanctuaries can inadvertently make animals easy targets to poachers.

Educators Fear DeVos Appointment Will Encourage State Anti-Science Laws

A bill working its way through the South Dakota legislature could allow teachers to question the scientific certainty of evolution and anthropogenic climate change — or promote white supremacy.

Bill Gates Wants to Patent a Concussion-Sensing Football Helmet

Interior sensors would detect a head injury and then a wireless communication system would instantly alert coaches and doctors on the sidelines.

Sea Shepherd and the Mexican Navy Team Up to Nab Poachers

Six fishing crews have been arrested in the Sea of Cortez, home to the critically endangered vaquita porpoise.

The Women Who Fight Rhino Poachers Without Weapons

The Black Mambas are an all-female anti-poaching unit that protect the wildlife of South Africa's Kruger National Park.

How An Unarmed Group Of Women Fight Poachers In Africa

The Black Mambas is the world's first all female anti-poaching unit working to protecting wildlife in one of Africa's largest game reserves.

Drones and Cyborg Roaches Team Up to Map Disaster Zones

A new projects aims to pair biobots with drones in an effort that could save lives.

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Sea Shepherd Is Attacked in Mexico’s Vaquita Refuge

Poachers assaulted a Sea Shepherd ship in an endangered porpoise refuge.

This Music Teacher Played the Saxophone During Brain Surgery. Here's Why...

To remove a tumor, doctors mapped the regions of the teacher's brain that are related to musical ability in order to navigate around them during surgery.

Missing EPA Webpage Could Be Violation of Federal Law

The missing page, which provided students and teachers with scientific information about climate change, is the first instance of archives disappearing from an agency website during the Trump administration.

Poachers Killed a White Rhino Inside a French Zoo

A pound of black market rhino horn sells for up to $30,000 — more than gold or cocaine.

Poachers Kill Rare Giant Elephant in Kenya

The elephant, Satao II, was believed to be about 50 years old and one of a dwindling group of giant "tuskers."

Elephant Numbers in 'Sanctuary' Collapse by 80 Percent Due to Poaching

The loss of about 25,000 elephants at Gabon's Minkébé National Park highlights how sanctuaries can inadvertently make animals easy targets to poachers.

Educators Fear DeVos Appointment Will Encourage State Anti-Science Laws

A bill working its way through the South Dakota legislature could allow teachers to question the scientific certainty of evolution and anthropogenic climate change — or promote white supremacy.

Bill Gates Wants to Patent a Concussion-Sensing Football Helmet

Interior sensors would detect a head injury and then a wireless communication system would instantly alert coaches and doctors on the sidelines.

Sea Shepherd and the Mexican Navy Team Up to Nab Poachers

Six fishing crews have been arrested in the Sea of Cortez, home to the critically endangered vaquita porpoise.

The Women Who Fight Rhino Poachers Without Weapons

The Black Mambas are an all-female anti-poaching unit that protect the wildlife of South Africa's Kruger National Park.

How An Unarmed Group Of Women Fight Poachers In Africa

The Black Mambas is the world's first all female anti-poaching unit working to protecting wildlife in one of Africa's largest game reserves.

Drones and Cyborg Roaches Team Up to Map Disaster Zones

A new projects aims to pair biobots with drones in an effort that could save lives.