Climate Change Likely Caused Megafauna Extinctions

Climate Change Likely Caused Megafauna Extinctions

While the current changes in the global climate are being caused by human activity, this isn’t the first time that the Earth’s climate has changed in dramatic ways. There have been numerous climactic shifts in Earth’s history, and they have been one of the leading...
Climate Change Helped Kill the Wooly Mammoth

Climate Change Helped Kill the Wooly Mammoth

According to a new study published in Science, abrupt climate change was part of the one-two punch that killed off most of the Earth’s mammalian megafauna, such as the wooly mammoth and wooly rhinoceros. A series of rapid warming events, called interstadials, happened...
The Endangered Albatross

The Endangered Albatross

The poor albatross has had a sorry lot.  First, people use its name in such unfortunate similes as, “It’s like an albatross around your neck.”  What did the albatross ever do to you?  To make matters worse, 19 of the 22 species of albatross are being threatened with...
Save the Manatee Club

Save the Manatee Club

Gliding gracefully through the water, the gentle creature swims up alongside the humans. Her back is naturally smooth, but the years have proven hard and her many scars show it. She is gentle and sweet, living to lounge in the water and graze on nearby vegetation. But...