Conservation : Science World Report

Aug 10, 2015 03:32 PM EDT

Mysterious Deer Deaths Leave Wildlife Officials Puzzled in California

It's a mystery that has wildlife officials scratching their heads. It seems as if deer are dying near a popular hiking spot next to Lodi Lake in California.

Jul 28, 2015 09:53 AM EDT

Grizzly Bear's Single Hair Reveals What it Eats in the Wild

What can you learn from a single hair? You can learn quite a bit with a new technique. Scientists have discovered a way to determine exactly what a grizzly bear has been eating over several months just by looking at a single hair.

Jul 23, 2015 10:40 AM EDT

Global Wildlife Decline May be Halted by Satellite Conservation

Scientists have called for urgent cooperation between conservation scientists and space agencies to help preserve ecosystems.

Jul 14, 2015 11:39 AM EDT

Sharks Love Death Metal: Great Whites Attracted to Music

Humans aren't the only ones who like death metal music. It turns out that, appropriately, sharks also enjoy the sound. Scientists have discovered that the dense tones of death metal music actually attract sharks.

Jul 10, 2015 07:16 PM EDT

Risk of Great White Shark Attack Falls by Staggering 91 Percent

Scientists have found that the risk of a shark white attack for individual ocean users in California has fallen by a staggering 91 percent since 1950. Now, researchers may have found out why that is.

Jul 10, 2015 05:48 PM EDT

Pandas Evolved to be Lazy with Their Diet of Bamboo

Scientists have discovered that pandas manage their bamboo diet because they essentially evolved to be extremely lazy.

Jul 09, 2015 08:45 AM EDT

Shark Count: New Shark Week Initiative to Count World's Population of Sharks

Sharks are important for the health of our world's oceans. Now, scientists have started an effort to count world sharks with the help of baited cameras.

Jun 15, 2015 09:03 AM EDT

Animal Tracking is Entering a 'Gold Age': Tools to Track Conservation Hotspots

We may be entering the "golden age" of animal tracking. Animals wearing new tagging and tracking devices are giving scientists a real-time look at their behavior and the environmental health of the planet.

Jun 12, 2015 08:52 AM EDT

Isabela the Blue Whale Reveals Where Massive Cetaceans Journey to Breed

Scientists have taken a closer look at the epic migration of the blue whale. Using DNA profiling and photo identification, researchers may have solved the mystery of where these giant animals go to breed.

Jun 11, 2015 09:30 AM EDT

Tiger Shark Tracking Reveals the Massive Migration of Deadly Predators

Scientists have revealed the first ever continuous, two or more-year satellite tagging tracks for tiger sharks

May 04, 2015 06:58 AM EDT

Major, Global Decline of Large Herbivores May Leads to an 'Empty Landscape'

The decline of the world's large herbivores, especially in Africa and parts of Asia, may cause an "empty landscape" in some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet in the future.

Mar 25, 2015 10:12 AM EDT

Habitat Loss Threatens the World's Large Wild Cats

Cats that live in the wild may be in danger. Scientists have found that almost half of the 36 species of felids that live in the wild in the world are at risk.