December 2018

• NASA’s New Horizons Flies By Space Rock 4 Billion Miles from Earth, Farthest Object Ever Visited by Human Craft — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 12/31/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here and here.

• Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Coming in January (WCPO Cincinnati, 12/27/18).

• Archeologist Find 2,000-Year-Old Remains of 3 Horses, One in Bronze-Plated Saddle, in Ongoing Excavations in Pompeii — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 12/26/18).

• Newly Discovered, Fast-Moving Comet Will Come Closest to Earth February 11-12 — See Photo & Diagrams (EarthSky, 12/26/18).

• Survivors, Rescuers Recall 1998 Sydney to Hobart Ocean Race Disaster on Eve of 2018 Race — See Photos (9 News Au, 12/25/18).

• Physicists Warn June 2019 Could Be Bad Month for Asteroid Close Calls, Possible Strikes (The Washington Post, 12/25/18).

• Go Figure: Some Physicists Say Time Existed Before Big Bang (Science Alert, 12/25/18).

• Cruise Ship Changes Course Due to Weather, Finds Fisherman Lost at Sea for 20 Days — See Photo (The Washington Post, 12/24/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Tsunami Triggered by Volcanic Eruption Strikes Indonesia without Warning — See Photos & Video Report (The Washington Post, 12/23/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Christmas Eve Marks 50 Years Since Astronaut Took Iconic Photo of Earthrise — See Photo & Video Report (The New York Times, 12/21/18).

• Study: Plants Are Really Touchy about Being Touched (Science Alert, 12/21/18).

• CDC: Marburg Virus Found in Fruit Bats in Sierra Leone (CDC, 12/21/18).

• Finding: Asteroid Strike that Killed Off Dinosaurs Triggered Gargantuan Tsunami — See Simulations (EOS, 12/20/18).

• Study: There’s a Giant Fungus Among Us in Upper Michigan, and It’s At Least 2,500 Years Old — See Photos (Live Science, 12/19/18).

• Diver Shares His Love of Florida’s Goliath Groupers — See Photos & Video (Hakai, 12/18/18).

• Study: Coastal Erosion Reveals Detailed Tracks of 13 Dino Species in Eastern Sussex — See Photos (Science Alert, 12/18/18).

• British Surfer Catches Possibly Record-Breaking 100′ Wave in Portugal — See Photo & Video (Surfer Today, 12/17/18). Read more, see more video here.

• New Jersey Becomes First State to Ban Wild Animal Acts in Traveling Shows — See Photos (EcoWatch, 12/17/18).

• Astronomers Discover Pink Dwarf Planet at Outskirts of Solar System, Dub it “Farout” — See Photos, Diagrams & Illos (Space.com, 12/17/18). Read more here.

• Winter Solstice Arrives on Dec. 21 — See Photos & Diagrams (EarthSky, 12/15/18). Read more, see more charts and diagrams here.

• Indiana Police Offer Captures Fireball Lighting Up Night Sky on Cruiser Dash Cam — See Video (BGR, 12/14/18).

• Finding: Bears Fish, Wolves Also Fish, Sometimes They Fish Together — See Videos (The New York Times, 12/14/18)

• Researchers Learn from First, Failed Attempt to Reintroduce Captured Wolly Monkeys to Wild in Colombia — See Photos (The Conversation, 12/14/18).

• Study: Sensors Recorded Earth Shaking Caused by Meteor Exploding Over NW Greenland (Live Science, 12/13/18).

• Special Report: Experts Worry that Little-Known, Bat-Borne Virus in Bangladesh Could Trigger Next Pandemic — See Photos & Videos (bioGraphic, 12/12/18).

• Researchers Debate: Can a Tiny Fish Possess Self-Awareness or is Study that Tests for It Flawed? — See Photos & Video (Quanta, 12/12/18).

• Discovery: Rare Frog, Thought Extinct, Found in Ecuador’s Disappearing Chocó Rainforest — See Photos & Video (National Geographic, 12/12/18).

• Study: Traditional Clay Treatments Really Do Fight Bacterial Infections — See Photos (EOS, 12/12/18).

• Skywatchers Capture Beautiful Images & Footage of Comet 46P/Wirtanen — See Photos & Videos (EarthSky, 12/16/18). See more photos here.

• Discovery: Huge Penguin Colony Has Been Hidden on Tiny Antarctic Island for 2,800 Years — See Photos (Live Science, 12/12/18).

• Fall that Broke Surfer’s Back Voted Worst Wipeout of Year — See Video of Top Contenders (USA Today, 12/11/18).

• Finding: Deep Beneath Earth’s Surface, Planet Teems with Microbial Life — See Photos (Science Alert, 12/11/18). Read more, see more photos, video and diagram here and here.

• Fireball Lights Up Morning Skies over Acapulco, Mexico City — See Video (ABC.net.au, 12/11/18).

• Audubon’s Annual Christmas Bird Count Begins Dec 14 — See Photo (EarthSky, 12/11/18).

• Researchers Collect Rare Footage of Strange, Tube-Eyed, Deep-Sea Fish — See Video (Deep Sea News, 12/11/18).

• Scientific Surprise: Space Probe Finds Evidence of Past Water on Asteroid Bennu (Futurism, 12/10/18). Read more, watch live stream here.

• Pipeline Spews Oil in Brazil’s Estrela River, Guanabara Bay — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 12/10/18).

• Milestone: Voyager 2, Launched in 1977, Finally Left Solar System, Entered Interstellar Space on Nov 5 (Nature, 12/10/18).

• Good News, Bad News: 2026 Asteroid Won’t Hit Us After All, 100s of Others Still Could — See Photos (COSMOS, 12/10/18).

• Comet 46P/Wirtanen Makes Closest Approach to Earth Dec 16 — See Photos, Illos, Diagrams & Video (EarthSky, 12/8/18). Read more, see more photos, diagrams and some beautiful video here, here, here and here

• Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec 13-14, Astronomers Predict Good Show — See Photos & Diagrams (Newsweek, 12/8/18). Read more, see more photos and diagrams here, here, here, here and here.

• Supreme Court Agrees: Trump Can Build Border Wall Right Through Critical Butterfly Sanctuary — See Photos (Daily News, 12/8/18).

• Researchers Discover Huge Hole-in-the-Earth Cave in Remote Part of British Columbia — See Photos, Diagram & Video (The New York Times, 12/8/18).

• NASA InSight Lander Records Sounds of Winds on Mars Vibrating Craft — See Photos, Spectrogram & Video, Listen to Recording (Space.com, 12/7/18). Read more here.

• Study: Parrot Genome May Hold Clues to Bird’s Intelligence, Longevity — See Photo (The New York Times, 12/7/18).

• Norway to Ban Forest-Destroying Palm Oil-Based Biofuels — See Photos (EcoWatch, 12/7/18).

• Experts Sound Alarm: African Swine Fever Spreading Rapidly, Could Reach US in 1 Year — See Photos & Map (The Guardian, 12/7/18).

• Peru Oil Company Blames Indigenous People for Oil Spill on Amazon Rainforest — See Photos (Earther, 12/7/18).

• Authorities Investigate Oil Spill on Massachusetts’ Charles River — See Photos (EcoWatch, 12/7/18).

• Researchers Film Breathtaking Manta Ray Mating Dance in Maldives — See Photo & Video (Hakai, 12/6/18).

• Photographer Captures Image of Beautiful White Reindeer Calf in Norway — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 12/6/18).

• Trump’s Dept of Interior Wants to Allow Oil Drilling on Lands Set Aside to Protect Greater Sage Grouse — See Photo (BBC News, 12/6/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• NINYF*: Only Female Sailor in Solo, Nonstop Round-the-World Race Hits Boat-Destroying Storm in Southern Ocean — See Photos, Map & Video (The Washington Post, 12/6/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Study: Geckos Have Unique Technique for Walking on Water — See Photos, Diagram & Video (Ars Technica, 12/6/18).

• 2nd Species of Giant Fringed Salamander Discovered in NW Florida — See Photo & Video (HuffPost, 12/5/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Nat Geo Picks Best Animal Photos of 2018 — See Images (National Geographic, 12/5/18).

• Discovery: Red Rock Arches of Utah’s Bear’s Ear & Grand Staircase Monuments Hum Songs of the Earth — Listen to Recording (EcoWatch, 12/5/18).

• Wisdom the Albatross, World’s Oldest Wild Bird, Lays Another Egg at Age 68 — See Photos & Video (Gizmodo, 12/5/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Opalised Fossil from Australia Turns Out to be Jawbone of New, Small Species of Dinosaur — See Photo & Illo (Science Alert, 12/5/18).

• NINYF*: 8-Year-Old-Boy Bitten by Nurse Shark at Swim-with-Sharks Tourist Site in Bahamas — See Photos & Video (Travel Pulse, 12/5/18).

• Scientists & Investor to Attempt Touchdown at Deepest Point in All 5 Oceans — See Photos, Maps & Video (Digital Trends, 12/5/18).

• Report: British Columbia’s Chinook Salmon (Southern Resident Orca’s Primary Food Source) in Steep Decline — See Photo (The Guardian, 12/5/18).

• 7.5 Quake Hits New Caledonia — See Map (CBS News, 12/5/18). Read more, see photos and maps here, here and here.

• Finding: Asteroid Strike May be Source of Biblical Story of God Smiting Sodom with Fire, & Brimstone — See Photo (Forbes, 12/4/18)

• Habitat Loss, Avian Predation Upsetting Monogamous Habits of Tasmanian Parrot — See Photo (The Guardian, 12/4/18).

• Storm Crossing Country Looks Spawned by El Niño (The Roanoke Times, 12/4/18). Read more, see maps and video here.

• Curiosity Rover Snaps Image of Shiny Object, Possible Meteorite, on Mars — See Photo (Fox 13, 12/4/18).

• Reminder: Comet 46P/Wirtanen Will Be Closest to Earth, Visible to Naked Eye on Sunday, 12/16 — See Photos, Diagrams & Video (USA Today, 12/4/18).

• Funny Squirrel Photo Wins Comedy Wildlife Photography Award — See Photo (Brandon Patch, 12/4/18).

• Rains, Hurricanes, Climate Change Make Mold a Bigger Health Threat to More People (The Washington Post, 12/4/18).

• Nat Geo Announces Instagram Voters’ Pick for Photo of Year — See Images (National Geographic, 12/4/18).

• Wildlife Photographer of Year Finalists Announced — See Photos, Vote for Your Favorite (Quartz, 12/3/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Environmentalist Challenge to Trump’s Authority to Build Border Wall (The Hill, 12/3/18).

• Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec 13-14, Promises Good Show (Penn Live, 12/3/18). Read more, see photos and diagrams here.

• Who Stands to Gain, Lose in Push to Open Arctic Wildlife Refuge to Drilling — See Map & Photos (The New York Times, 12/3/18). Read a Q&A with a polar bear expert here.

• More than 2 Dozen Tornadoes Sweep through Illinois — See Photos, Maps, Graphs & Videos (The Washington Post, 12/3/18).

• Rangers in India Pose as Bait to Lure Man-Eating Leopard (Newsweek, 12/3/18).

• Dolphins, Marine Life, Sea Birds Keep Dying as Florida Officials, Media Refuse to Grapple with Climate Change, Link to Red Tide — See Photos (The New York Times, 12/2/18).

• Essay: Orangutan Numbers Plummeting in Borneo, How to Help— See Photos (EcoWatch, 12/1/18).

• Daughter of Famed Wolf Killed Outside Yellowstone in 2012 Also Killed in November — See Photos (The Washington Post, 12/2/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Supermoon Eclipse Coming in January, Last Lunar Eclipse until 2021 (Newsweek, 12/1/18).

• Nat Geo Shares Favorite Extreme Adventure Photos— See Images (National Geographic, 12/1/18).

* Nature Is Not Your Friend

November 2018

• 7.0 Earthquake Hits Near Anchorage — See Maps & Photos (The New York Times, 11/30/18). Read more, see more photos and videos here and here.

• Small Earthquake Hits Buenos Aires at Start of G20 Summit (Independent, 11/30/18).

• Their Brains are In Their Arms… and Other Odd Facts about Highly Intelligent Octopuses — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 11/30/18).

• Researchers Identify 44 New Species of Moth — See Photo (COSMOS, 11/30/18). Read the study, see more images here.

• Conservationists Worry Geotagging Photos Draws Crowds, Endangers Natural Sites — See Photos (The New York Times, 11/29/18).

• Creepy, Swarming, Disease-Carrying Invasive Tick Spreading across Parts of U.S.— See Photo (The Washington Post, 11/29/18). Read more, see video here and here.

• Meet the 96-Year-Old Man Mainly Responsible for Saving Bluebirds in SW Idaho — See Photos and Documentary (Audubon, 11/29/18).

• 2 Men Race to be First to Cross Antarctic without Help — See Photos (The New York Times, 11/29/18). Read more here.

• Drought, Heat Increase Risk of Catastrophic Fire Season in Australia— See Photos, Maps & Video (Weather Underground, 11/28/18).

• BBC Earth Film Crew Criticized for Helping Trapped Penguins in Antarctic — See Video (Fstoppers, 11/28/18).

• NINYF*: Grizzly Kills Husband, Wife, Child in Yukon (The Washington Post, 11/28/18).

• 7-Year-Old Steer “Knickers,” of Perth, AU, is Second Tallest on Record — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 11/28/18). Read more here.

• Researchers Puzzled by Strange Seismic Wave that Circled Planet on Nov 11 — See Photos & Maps (National Geographic, 11/28/18). Read more here.

• Researcher Rejects Idea that Ravens, Great Apes Actually “Think“ (PhysOrg, 11/28/18).

• Report: Insects are Disappearing around the World (The New York Times, 11/27/18).

• NASA’s InSight Lander Sends First Photos after Touching Down on Mars — See Photos & Gif (PetaPixel, 11/27/18). Read more here, here and here.

• Comet 46P/Wirtanen Will Be Closest to Earth, Possibly Visible to Naked Eye on 12/16 — See Photos, Illos, Video, Diagram & Skymap (EarthSky, 11/27/18). Read more, see time-lapse images of the comet’s gas spiral here.

• Mass Bee Die-Off in Cape Town, SA Linked to Insecticide Use — See Photos & News Report (EcoWatch, 11/27/18).

• Study: It’s Not that Dogs are Dumb, It’s that Other Animals are Smart, Too (Scientific American, 11/27/18).

• Study: Ancient Rhino with Single Huge Horn Lived Longer than Thought, May Live On in Myth of Unicorn — See Photo & Illo (BBC News, 11/27/18). Read more here and here.

• Photographer Poses Pitbulls in Floral Hats to Soften their Image — See Photos (One Green Planet, 11/26/18).

• Discovery of Elephant-Sized Fossil Shoots Holes in Theory that Only Tiny Mammals Lived during Dinosaur’s Reign — See Illo (Smithsonian, 11/26/18).

• Thanksgiving Cold Kills 173 Turtles in Cape Cod Bay — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 11/26/18).

• Cold & Sunny Outside? Check the Sky for Iridescent Clouds — See Photos (EarthSky, 11/25/18).

• Chronic Wasting Disease Spreads in Wisconsin Deer Farms as Officials Delay Efforts to Contain It — See Photos (The Cap Times, 11/25/18).

• Deforestation at 10-Year High in Brazil — See Photos (Independent, 11/24/18).

• Different Factions Have Different Feelings about Growing Brown Bear Population in Baile Tusnad, Romania — See Photos (The New York Times, 11/24/18).

* Nature Is Not Your Friend

• IUCN: Conservation Efforts Paying Off in Slow Recovery of Giraffe, Gorilla, Gray Whale Populations (Nature, 11/22/18).

• Chinese Dams Driving Sturgeons to Brink of Extinction — See Photos (EcoWatch, 11/21/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• News Reports Expose Ongoing 14-Year Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico, Force U.S. Coast Guard to Finally Demand Oil Company Stop the Leak — See Photos (EcoWatch, 11/21/18).

• El Niño Brewing in Pacific Expected to Bring Rains, Heat, Food Shortages to Many Parts of Globe (Grist, 11/21/18). Read more here.

• Report: Switch from Fossil Fuels to Palm Oil-Based Biofuel is Destroying the Planet — See Photos (The New York Times, 11/20/18).

• Study: Deforestation Reveals Ancient City of Termite Mounds the Size of Great Britain in NE Brazil — See Map, Diagram, Photos & Video (Current Biology, 11/19/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Researchers Document Rare Encounter with 1 of World’s 68 Remaining Javan Rhinos — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 11/19/18). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• Sarasota Group Dumps Thousands of Clams into Bay to Eat Up Red Tide — See Photos & Video (Mysuncoast.com, 11/18/18). Read more here.

• Researchers Film Beautiful, Delicate Medusa Jellyfish 3,300 Beneath Sea Off Puerto Rico — See Video (Science News, YouTube, 11/16/18).

• After 2 Years of Rehab, Orphaned Twin Manatees Released Back into Sea — See Photos & Video (Miami Herald, 11/15/18).

• Conservationists Use Airsoft Guns to Fight Invasive Brown Treesnakes in Guam — See Photos (Earther, 11/14/18). Read the study here.

• Divers Encounter Rare, 26′ Wormlike Creature Off New Zealand — See Video (The Washington Post, 11/14/18).

• Study: Orangutans Demonstrate Ability to Communicate about Past Events — See Video (Science, 11/14/18).

• Scientists Discover Ancient Impact Crater Under Greenland Ice — See Maps, Charts, Graphs & Images (Science Advances, 11/14/18).

• Unusual Rains Spell Death for Microbes Adapted to Arid Conditions in Chile’s Atacama Desert — See Photos (EOS, 11/12/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Jean Paul Gaultier Joins List of Fashion Designers Who Won’t Use Fur — See Photos & Videos (EcoWatch, 11/12/18).

• Bat Researcher Says Bats have Better Sonar than Dolphins — See Photos & Video (Scientific American, 11/12/18).

• China Restores Ban on Use of Rhino Horn, Tiger Bones in Response to International Pressure (EcoWatch, 1/12/18).

• Where Did Earth Get Its Water? Scientists Suggest 3rd Source — See Photos & Illos (EarthSky, 11/12/18).

• More Gray Seals Means More Great Whites Means More Risk of Shark Bite in Cape Cod — See Photos (OnEarth, 11/9/18).

• As Poaching Drives Survival of Tuskless Elephants, Researchers Study How Survivors Adapt — See Photos (National Geographic, 11/9/18).

• Researchers Discovery Shark Nursery Off Ireland — See Video (EcoWatch, 11/9/18).

• Man Catches Record-Setting 17.5′ Python in Everglades— See Photo (EcoWatch, 11/9/18).

• Real Shark Photo that Looks Fake Inspires Fake Photos that Look Real — See Image (National Geographic, 11/8/18).

• Story Told by Angola Fossils: Giant Sea Reptile Eats Smaller Sea Reptiles, Gets Eaten by Shark after Death — See Photos & Illo, Listen to Broadcast (NPR, 11/8/18).

• Study: Some Chimps, Like Some People, Are Quick to Help, Share, Act against Injustice (Futurity, 11/7/18).

• Polar Vortex Makes Early Sweep Over Central, Eastern U.S. — See Maps (USA Today, 11/7/18).

• Astronaut Snaps Photo of Golden Glowing Earth — See Image (Live Science, 11/7/18). Read more here.

• EU Backs Away from Earlier Promise to Ban Ivory Trade — See Photos & Video (Independent, 11/7/18).

• Harvard Astrophysicists Suggest 2017 Interstellar Object Might Be Spacecraft — See Photos, Illos & Diagrams (EarthSky, 11/6/18). Read more, see video here.

• North Carolina Judge Rebukes U.S. Agency for Failing to Protect Critically Endangered Red Wolf (The Washington Post, 11/5/18).

• Clouds that Look Like Ocean Waves Act Like Them, Too — See Photos (ABC Net.au, 11/5/18).

• NINYF*: Young Australian Man Dead after Eating Slug on a Dare — See Videos (The Washington Post, 11/5/18).

• Fogbows are Beautiful — See Photos (EarthSky, 11/5/18).

• Feared Man-Eating Tiger Shot Dead in India — See Photos (The New York Times, 11/3/18). Read more, see more photos here and here.

• Editors Pick Favorite Student Drawings of Stellwagen Bank Marine Life — See Images (EOS, 11/2/18).

• Nat Geo Picks 24 Favorite Photo Contest Submissions — See Images (National Geographic, 11/2/18).

• How Did Tiny Flightless Bird End Up on Island in Middle of S. Atlantic? It Flew! — See Photos & Map (Gizmodo, 11/2/18).

• NINYF*: 2 Women Meet Hiking Pacific Crest Trail, One Heads Unprepared into Snowstorm, Other Goes Home and Saves Her Life — See Photo (The Washington Post, 11/2/18).

• Mysterious Bubbling Mud on the Move in Southern California (Live Science, 11/2/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Fungal-Like Disease Kills 1 Horse, Sickens Others on Chincoteague Island (The Washington Post, 11/2/18).

• The Ocean is a Strange and Dangerous Place — See Photos (EarthSky, 11/2/18).

• Nature Photo Team Picks Science Images of Month — See Photos (Nature, 11/2/18).

• Palau Bans Sunscreens Harmful to Coral Reefs Starting in 2020 (BBC News, 11/1/18).

• Report: Less than 23% of Earth’s Land, 13% of Oceans Not Marred by Direct Impact of Human Activities (COSMOS, 11/1/18).

• 17 Newly Named Nudibranch Species Add to Sea Critter’s Astonishing Beauty — See Photos (Gizmodo, 11/1/18).

* Nature is not your friend.

October 2018

• Philanthropist Pledges $1 Billion over 10 Years to Help Save Planet (The New York Times, 10/31/18).

• Astronomers Capture First Images of Ghostly Dust Cloud Orbiting Earth — See Image (COSMOS, 10/31/18). Read more here.

• Researchers Discover Vast Octopus Nursery on Seamount in Monterey Bay — See Video (Science Alert, 10/30/18).

• WWF 2018 Living Planet Report: Humans are Killing Everything — See Map & Video (BBC News, 10/30/18). See more video here. Find the full report here.

• Unusual High Tide Floods Venice — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 10/30/18).

• Evidence Builds for Existence of Massive Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy — See Photos & Video Report (The New York Times, 10/30/18).

• Report: Caribou are Disappearing and, As Usual, Humans are to Blame — See Photos, Map & Chart (The Globe and Mail, 10/29/18).

• Comet 46P/Wirtanen Approaches in December, Most Visible on 12/16 — See Photos, Diagrams & Charts (EarthSky, 10/29/18).

• Study: 99% Destruction of Primary Forest Driving Species Loss in Haiti — See Photo (Phys.Org, 10/29/18).

• Report: Brazil’s New President No Friend to Amazon, Climate, Indigenous Rights — See Photo (EcoWatch, 10/29/18).

• China OK’s Limited Medicinal Use of Tiger Parts, Rhino Horn, Environmentalist Foresee Increased Poaching, Black Market Trade — See Photo (The New York Times, 10/29/18).

• How Do Insects Survive Winter? Some Move In with You! — See Photos (The Conversation, 10/28/18).

• Queen Elizabeth’s Last Corgi Dies — See Photos (People, 10/26/18).

• NINYF*: Young Girl Gored by Buck during Rutting Season in London Park (Independent, 10/25/18).

• Canadian Female Hunter Posts Pic of Legal Wild Goat Kill in Scotland, Response Prompts Country to Reassess Regs — See Photos (The New York Times, 10/25/18).

• NINYF*: Couple Falls to Death from Cliff in Yosemite — See Photos (New York Post, 10/25/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Rock Falls, Splits in Grand Canyon, Reveals Ancient Reptile-Like Footprints, Possibly Oldest in World — See Photos & Diagram (National Geographic, 10/25/18).

• Study: Lavender Eases Anxiety as Well as Meds…in Mice, At Least (Smithsonian, 10/25/18). Read the study here.

• Florida Gulf Coast’s Red Tide Problem is Back — See Photo (The Verge, 10/25/18).

• Researchers Stumble on Aftermath of Deepest Underwater Eruption Near Marianas Trench — See Photos (Gizmodo, 10/25/18).

• Man Uses Blowtorch to Kill Black Widow Spiders in Parents’ Home, Sets House on Fire — See Video (NBC News, 10/25/18).

• Canadian Man Tries to Scare Away Bear, Bear Turns on Him — See Video (New York Post, 10/25/18).

* Nature Is Not Your Friend

• Scientists Meet Beautiful Ghost Octopus during Deep-Sea Exploration of Monterey Bay — See Photo & Video (Gizmodo, 10/25/18).

• Cat 5+ Typhoon Slams Marianas — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 10/25/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Study: True Cause of Mexico’s Big 2017 Quake Surprises Scientists, Could Put U.S., Central American Pacific Coasts at Risk — See Photos & Video (Weather.com, 10/25/18).

• Study: Muscle Efficiency Lets Wildebeest Travel 50 Miles, 5 Days without Water — See Photos (The New York Times, 10/24/18).

• Meteors Etch Montana Night Sky in Composite Photo — See Image (EarthSky, 10/24/18).

• Study: Crows Don’t Just Use Tools, They Can Assemble Them — See Video (Phys.Org, 10/24/18).

• Finding: West African, Central African Crocs are 2 Distinct Species — See Photo & Map (National Geographic, 10/24/18).

• Is Space Rock Called Phaethon a Comet? An Asteroid? Astronomers Unsure, Do Know It’s Blue — See Photos, Illo & Video (Space.com, 10/24/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Tiny Hawaiian Island Used by Endangered Turtles, Seals Washed Away by Hurricane — See Photos & Video (Science Alert, 10/24/18). Read more, see more photos here and here.

• Red Tide Moving Up Florida’s Atlantic Coast — See Photo & Video (Gizmodo, 10/24/18). Read more, see more video here and here.

• Zambia Revives Plan to Cull Wild Hippo Population — See Photos & Video (Inhabitat, 10/23/18).

• Winners of Astronomy Photographer of Year Contest Announced — See Photos (Gizmodo, 10/23/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Entrepreneur Tries to Turn Invasive Lionfish into Menu Item — See Photos & Video (Vice 10/23/18).

• Geologists Explore Sinkhole in China, Discover Vast Network of Underground Caves — See Photos & Video (Science Alert, 10/23/18).

• Sunset, Sunrise Skywatchers Capture Images of Earth’s Shadow, Belt of Venus — See Photos (EarthSky, 10/22/18).

• Study: Chocolate Labs Less Healthy, Long-Lived than Blacks & Yellows (COSMOS, 10/22/18).

• Report: Oil Company, Coast Guard Colluded in Keeping Public Unaware of 14-Year-Old, Ongoing Oil Spill in Gulf — See Photos, Map & Video (The Washington Post, 10/22/18).

• Hurricane Willa, Now a Cat 5, Heads for Mexico’s Pacific Coast — See News Report (CBS News, 10/22/18). Read more here and here.

• Doctors in Shetland Islands, Elsewhere, Prescribing “Time in Nature” for Various Ills — See Photo & Video (EcoWatch, 10/22/18).

• 2 of 6 Endangered Black Rhinos Relocated to Chad Found Dead — See Photo (Reuters, 10/22/18).

• NINYF*: 4 Americans, Local Guide Die in River Rafting Accident in Costa Rica — See Photos (Q Costa Rica, 10/21/18).

* Nature Is Not Your Friend

• Deep-Sea Camera Films Odd, Beautiful Sea Critter Off East Antarctica — See Photo & Video (Gizmodo, 10/21/18). Read more, see more video here and here.

• Photographers Sell Images of National Parks to Raise Money to Save Them — See Photos (National Geographic, 10/21/18).

• Tiny Asteroid (Thank Goodness!) Comes Really Close! — See Map (EarthSky, 10/20/18).

• Thousands Evacuated after Landslide Blocks River in Tibet — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 10/19/18).

• Nature Spawns Rectangular Iceberg in Antarctica — See Photo (Live Science, 10/19/18). See more photos here, here, here, here and here.

• Astronaut Scott Kelly Shares Photos of Earth in New Book — See Photos (CNet, 10/19/18).

• Sighting: Chubbs, the Giant Alligator, Still Strolling Greens, Giving Florida Golfers a Thrill— See Photo (The New York Times, 10/19/18). See video here and here.

• Storms, Climate Change Push Cherry Blossoms to Bloom Early in Japan (EcoWatch, 10/18/18).

• Teen Scientists Searching for Space Rocks in Lake Michigan Discover Lake Bottom Carpeted with Invasive Mussels — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 10/18/18).

• Study: Loving Gorilla Dads Have More Kids — See Photo & Video (Ars Technica, 10/18/18).

• Study: Brain Scans Suggests Dogs Do Understand Familiar Words, Try to Understand New Ones — See Photos (EarthSky, 10/18/18). Read more here and here.

• Study: Dandelion Seeds Fly Using Method Scientists Thought Impossible — See Photo & Video (Nature, 10/17/18).

• Judges Pick Finalists for Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards — See Photos (Popular Science, 10/17/18).

• UK’s Natural History Museum Announces Winners of Wildlife Photographer of Year Contest — See Photos (Mashable, 10/17/18). See more photos here.

• Study: Human Mismanagement Killing Huge, Ancient, Single-Root Tree System in Utah — See Photos & Maps (Gizmodo, 10/17/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here and here.

• Discovery: Wind, Melting Make Antarctic Ice Sing — See Photos & Video, Hear Recordings (Forbes, 10/17/18). Read more, see more photos here and here.

• Rabid Raccoon Attacks 3 People, 2 Pets in D.C. before Capture (WTOP, 10/16/18).

• Fungus that Wiped Out Ceylon Coffee Production Now Spreading in Latin America — See Photos (NPR, 10/16/18).

• Finding: Insects Disappearing Around World at Alarming Rate with Disastrous Consequences — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 10/15/18).

• Young Driver Hits Squirrel, Stops to Revive It — See Police Video (TV6 KWQC, 10/15/18).

• Hurricane Leslie Hits Spain — See Photos & Video (BBC News, 10/14/18). Read more, see more images and video here, here, here and here.

• Jelly Fish, aka Sea Jellies, Are Amazing — See Photos & Video (National Geographic, 10/13/18).

• Fingerbones of Neanderthal Girl Found in Poland Show She was Partly Eaten by Giant Bird — See Photo (CNN, 10/13/18).

• Fierce Storm Kills Climbers in Nepal — See Photos (The New York Times, 10/13/18).

• Idaho Wildlife Commissioner Shoots Baboons, Leopard, Giraffe, More in Africa — See Photos He Posted (Idaho Statesman, 10/12/18). Read more here.

• Mexico Beach, FL Before & After Michael — See Image (The New York Times, 10/12/18).

• Mice Created from DNA of 2 Females Grow Up, Have Own Babies — See Photo (Nature, 10/11/18). Read more, see another photo here.

• Magnitude 7 Quake Hits Island Off Papua New Guinea — See Map (The Guardian, 10/11/18).

• Hurricane Michael Slams Florida Panhandle Just Shy of Cat 5 — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 10/11/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here, here, here and here.

• Finding: Bees Hunkered Down, Went Silent during August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse (Science Alert, 10/10/18).

• Here Comes Hurricane Michael — See Maps & Images (EarthSky, 10/10/18). Read more, see more maps and video here.

• Researchers Discover Chain of Ancient, Extinct Volcanoes Off East Coast of Australia — See Photos, Video & Images (Science Alert, 10/10/18).

• Indian Officials May Use Men’s Cologne to Lure, Trap, Man-Eating Tigress — See Photo (Independent, 10/9/18).

• Wildlife Officials Name Winner of Katmai National Park’s Annual Fattest Bear Contest — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 10/9/18).

• Tiny Gecko Makes Dozens of Calls to Veterinarian on Touchscreen Phone in Hawaii — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 10/9/18).

• 4′ Alligator Found Swimming with Jaws Taped Shut in Lake Michigan — See Photos & Video (Chicago Sun Times, 10/8/18).

• Unbelievable but True Facts about Octopuses — See Photos & Video (Natural History Museum UK, 10/8/18). See more video here.

• Red Tide Spreads from Florida’s Southwestern Gulf to Atlantic Coast — See Photos, Maps & Video (EcoWatch, 10/5/18).

• Caribbean Nations Get Serious about Predicting, Preparing for Tsunamis — See Photo & Maps (EOS, 10/4/18).

• Expert Opinion: Indonesia Tsunami Warning System Failed People of Palu, Sulawesi — See Photos (The Conversation, 10/4/18). Read more here.

• Birds Get Drunk on Fermented Berries in Minnesota — See Video (The Washington Post, 10/4/18).

• Nat Geo Picks 25 Favorite Underwater Photos — See Images (National Geographic, 10/4/18).

• Once Pristine Thai Beach Featured in DiCaprio Film Trashed by Tourists — See Photos (The Telegraph, 10/3/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Nature Picks Best Science Images of Month — See Photos (Nature, 10/3/18).

• When Air Turns Chilly, Wolf Spiders Come Inside to Get Warm — See Photos (The Washington Post, 10/2/18).

• Florence: The Storm is Gone, the Destruction Goes On & On — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 10/2/18).

• Discovery of Strange-Acting Object Hints at Possible Planet on Fringe of Solar System (USA Today, 10/2/18).

• Yes, Some People Attract Mosquito: Reasons Why (QDT, 10/2/18).

• Greetings from Surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko — See Photos & Video (EarthSky, 10/1/18).

• California Becomes First State to Ban Cosmetics Tested on Animals — See Photos (EcoWatch, 10/1/18).

• Red Tide Followed by Brown Tide in Southwest Florida — See Photos & Video (Naples Daily News, 10/1/18).

• Fossilized Log of Oldest Flowering Tree in North America Found in Utah — See Photo & Diagram (Live Science, 10/1/18).

September 2018

• Sulawesi Tsunami Death Toll Tops 800 — See Photos, Video & Map (The New York Times, 9/30/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here and here.

• Rare Antelope Caught on Camera in Uganda for First Time — See Photo & Video (Independent, 9/29/18).

• Physicists Detect Particles Shooting through Earth, Don’t Know What They Are (Scientific American, 9/29/18). Read more here.

• Overrun with Invasive Species, Florida Bans Others to Prevent Problem from Getting Worse — See Photos (Sun Sentinel, 9/29/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Swarms of Huge Mosquitoes Plague North Carolina after Florence Floods — See Video (USA Today, 9/28/18). Read more here. See photos here. See video of swarm here.

• Tsunami Hits Sulawesi Island after 7.5 Quake — See Photos, Map & Graphic Video (BBC News, 9/28/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

• Female Tourist Trampled to Death by Elephant after Leaving Vehicle to Take Picture in Zimbabwe Game Reserve (Newsweek, 9/28/18).

• Study: Primate Societies More Subtle & Complex than Researchers Think — See Photos (Futurity, 9/27/18).

• Pregnant Sumatran Tiger Killed by Entanglement in Pig Trap in Sumatra — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 9/27/18).

• Japanese Space Agency Shares More Photos Taken by Rover from Surface of Asteroid Ryugu — See Photos & Video (Independent, 9/27/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Hunting Seal Slaps Kayaker with Octopus Prey Off New Zealand — See Video (USA Today, 9/27/18). Read more here.

• Researchers Discover Beautiful Little Fish 400′ Down on Remote Brazilian Archipelago — See Photos & Video (Forbes, 9/27/18). Read more here. See more video here.

• Fishing Vessel Arrested for Shark-Finning Off West Central African Coast — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 9/26/18).

• Extinct Elephant Bird of Madagascar Rechristened Largest that Ever Lived — See Photos & Illo (The New York Times, 9/26/18).

• Kilauea Quiets Down, Scientists Assess Damage, Future Eruption Risks — See Photo, Maps & Diagrams (Discover, 9/26/18).

• Official Warning: Swim or Wade in Florence Polluted Coastal Carolina Waters at Own Risk — See Photos & Video (The Herald Sun, 9/26/18). Read more here.

• Huge Dust Storms Called Haboobs Becoming Bigger Problem in Arizona — See Photos & Videos (EarthSky, 9/26/18).

• Skywatchers Share Photos of Harvest Moon — See Images (EarthSky, 9/25/18). See more photos here.

• Stupid Human Tricks: Danish Man Lures Saltwater Croc with Dead Prey in Australia, Sits on Back While Croc Eats — See Photos & Video (Newsweek, 9/25/18).

• Good News for Yellowstone’s Grizzlies: Judge Restores Endangered Species Protections, Makes Hunting Illegal — See Photos (EcoWatch, 9/25/18).

• Study: Weedkiller Glysophate Kills Honeybees by Destroying Ability to Fight Infections (USA Today, 9/25/18).

• Invasive Honey Bee-Killing Hornet Reported in Cornwall, UK — See Photo (COSMOS, 9/25/18).

• Researchers Discover Thriving, Reproducing, All-Female Termite Colonies in Japan — See Photos (Smithsonian, 9/24/18).

• Essay: The Power of a Flower that Blooms for One Night — See Photo (The New York Times, 9/24/18).

• Herpatologists Thrilled about 2-Headed Copperhead Found Live in Virginia — See Video (The Washington Post, 9/24/18).

• NASA Study: Global Warming, Melting Ice are Changing Weight Distribution on Planet, Making Earth Wobble More as It Spins — See Diagrams (Forbes, 9/24/18). Read more here.

• Injured Sailor Rescued from Destroyed Boat in Indian Ocean during Round-World Race — See Photos, Map & Video (The Washington Post, 9/24/18). Read more, see more photos, maps and video here.

• Teen who Worked on Floating Fish Trap 80 Miles from Indonesian Shore Survives 7 Weeks Adrift at Sea — See News Report (Newsweek, 9/24/18).

• Tigers are Rebounding in Nepal — See Photos & Video (Independent, 9/23/18).

• Florence Flooding Leaves Dead Fish on N.C. Highway, Firefighters Hose Them Off — See Video (USA Today, 9/23/18). See more video here.

• RIP Derwent River Seastar — Tasmanian Star Fish Believed Extinct — See Photos (Science Alert, 9/23/18).

• Here Comes the Harvest Moon — See Photos & Video (NJ.com, 9/23/18).

• NASA Needs You! Help Agency Map the World 1 Photo at a Time — See Video (NASA, 9/22/18). Learn more here.

• Japanese Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid — See Photos (Space.com, 9/22/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Pennsylvania DOH Reports 2 Deaths from West Nile (Penn Live, 9/22/18).

• Lions, Rhino, Elephants Face Off in Masai Mara — See Video (National Geographic, 9/21/18).

• Scientists Discover Flourishing Life in Area of Pacific Ocean Floor Threatened by Mining — See Photos (Nature, 9/21/18).

• Floods from Florence Breach Dam at Duke Energy Plant in NC, Send Toxic Coal Ash Toward Cape Fear River — See Photos & Videos (CNBC, 9/21/18).

• NASA Collects Footage of Gravity Waves Flowing through High-Atmosphere, Electric Blue Clouds — See Videos (Science Alert, 9/21/18).

•Researchers Thrill at Encounter with Strange Deep-Sea Fish Off Hawaii — See Photos & Video (CNet, 9/21/18). Read more here. See large-format video here. See live video stream here.

• Study: At Least 1 Praying Mantis Hunts Fish…and Does It in Dark of Night — See Photos (Gizmodo, 9/21/18). Read more, see another photo here.

• Study: New Fossil Analysis Identifies Strange 558 Million-Year-Old Life Form as Oldest Animal on Earth — See Photos & Video (COSMOS, 9/21/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Researchers Capture First Footage of Madagascar’s Top Predator, the Rare Fossa — See Photos & Video (The Conversation, 9/21/18).

• Underwater Installations in Oceans around World Also Serve as Artificial Reefs — See Photos (The New York Times, 9/21/18).

• Rivers Still Rising in Carolinas — See News Reports (CBS News, 9/21/18).

• Indonesia Bans Licenses for Palm Oil Production for 3 Years, Conservationists Want Ban to Last Longer — See Photos (Mongabay, 9/20/18).

• Spiders Cover Greek Town’s Coastline in White Webs — See Photos & Video (BGR, 9/20/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Ibix Climb Near Vertical Dam in Italy to Lick Salt Deposits — See Photos & Video (Laughing Squid, 9/20/18).

• Jersey Man Snaps Rare Supernumerary Rainbow — See Photo (EarthSky, 9/20/18).

• 118 People in 18 States Contract Illness from Pet Store Puppies in Last 2 Years (CBS News, 9/20/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• 73-Year-Old Female Texas Mayor Shoots Big Gator that Ate her Mini-Horse “Right between the Eyes” — See Photo (The Washington Post, 9/20/18). See graphic video here.

• Study: FEMA Says 13 Million Americana at Risk Each Year of Experiencing 100-Year Flood; New Analysis Puts Number at 41 Million — See Photos & Maps (EOS, 9/19/18).

• Hurricane Florence Floods Kill 3.4 Million Chickens, 5,500 Hogs in North Carolina — See Photos (EcoWatch, 9/19/18).

• Searchers Think They’ve Found Ship Captain Cook Sailed Around World at Bottom of Newport Harbor (The Washington Post, 9/19/18). Read more here.

• Nudibranchs are Beautiful — See Photos (Hakai, 9/19/18).

• Yes, Save the Honeybees, but the World Needs Wasps, Too — See Photos (BBC News, 9/19/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Aggressive Canadian Green Crab Migrating into Maine Waters Are Bad News for Coastal Ecosystem — See Photo (New York Post, 9/19/18).

• Hurricane-Strength Storm Ali Hits Ireland, Scotland — See Map & News Report (CBS, 9/19/18). See more video here.

• Florence: The Aftermath — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 9/18/18).

• Mosquitoes Carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis Reported in Georgia (Fox 5, 9/18/18). Read more here.

• Family Stumbles on Giant Jellyfish on New Zealand Beach — See Photos (Fox News, 9/18/18). Read more, see more photos here. See video here.

• Florida Governor “Red Tide Rick” Scott Booed Out of Restaurant — See Photos & Videos (The Hill, 9/18/18).

• Deadly Mosquito-Borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis Reported in Michigan (ClickonDetroit, 9/18/18).

• Termites are Creepy…and Amazing — See Photos (The Guardian, 9/18/18).

• Japanese Billionaire Buys All Seats on Elon Musk’s Planned 2023 Tourist Trip around Moon — See Photos & Video (EarthSky, 9/18/18).

• Mama Bear Kills Hunter, Rangers Kill Mama & Cub in Grand Teton (AP, 9/17/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Summer Ends, Fall Begins in 5 Days — See Photos & Diagrams (EarthSky, 9/17/18).

• Report: Turtles are Fast Disappearing — See Photo (COSMOS, 9/17/18).

• Canadian Gold Miners Discover Intact Remains of 50,000-Year-Old Wolf Pup — See Photos (BGR, 9/17/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Bradford Pear Trees are Everywhere, and That’s a Problem — See Photos (The Washington Post, 9/17/18).

• Scientists Probe Why Great Whites Gather in Area of Pacific Dubbed White Shark Cafe — See Photos & Map (San Francisco Chronicle, 9/16/18). Read more, see more photos and maps here.

• Opinion: Florence Will Change Thinking about Climate Change (The Guardian, 9/15/18). Read more, see photos here.

• Young Man Killed in Shark Attack on Cape Cod — See Photos & Video (WCBV5, 9/15/18). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• Florence Makes Landfall — See Photos, Maps & Video (The New York Times, 9/14/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here and here.

• Wildlife Officials Mount 2nd Attempt to Remove “Nuisance” Mountain Goats from Washington’s Olympic National Park — See Photos (The Washington Post, 9/14/18).

• Researchers Discover 3 New Gel-Like Species of Snailfish Living 4.5 Miles Down in Atacama Trench — See Photos & Video (The Guardian, 9/14/18).

• What Humans Do to, Want from Barrier Islands Often Conflicts with What Nature Intends — See Photos, Diagram & Video (The Conversation, 9/14/18).

• 550-Mile-Wide Typhoon Mangkhut Slams Philippines with 120 MPH Winds — See Photos, Map & Video (The New York Times, 9/14/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here, here and here.

• India Asks Famous Hunter to Find Tigress Accused of Killing, Eating 13 People — See Photos (The Telegraph News, 9/14/18).

• Study: Britain’s Cornwall, South Devon Originally Part of Land Mass Now Called France — See Photo & Map (The Guardian, 9/14/18). Read more, see more photos, maps and video here and here.

• Study: It Only Takes 1 Piece of Marine Plastic to Kill a Sea Turtle — See Photos (BBC News, 9/14/18).

• Study: Plants React Chemically When Caterpillars Attack — See Video (COSMOS, 9/14/18).

• Partial Collapse of Beach Cliff Endangers Visitors, Tour Boats on Greek Island — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 9/13/18).

• African Swine Fever Threatens Millions of Pigs in China — See Photos, Listen to Radio Segment (NPR, 9/13/18). Read more, see more photos, maps, charts and videos here.

• Diagnosis: Man Develops Nasty Boils on Neck from Bacteria Caught from Sick Pet Cat — See Graphic Photos (People, 9/13/18).

• Nat Geo Picks 12 Favorite Beaches in America — See Photos (National Geographic, 9/13/18).

• Quechua Villagers Have Rebuilt Grass Bridge Across Gorge in Andes Every Few Years for Centuries — See Photos (National Geographic, 9/13/18).

• Help Clean the Planet This Weekend — How to Get Involved (EcoWatch, 9/12/18).

• Study: Radio Bursts from Distant Galaxies Aren’t New News, Numbers Are; AI Re-Analysis of 5-Hour Monitoring Finds 72 that Last Analysis Missed — See Videos (EarthSky, 9/12/18).

• Scientific Mystery: Basking Sharks are Huge, Slow-Swimming Plankton-Eaters, So Why Do They Leap Like Great Whites? — See Photos & Video (New Scientist, 9/12/18).

• Astrophysicists Want Pluto Reinstated as Planet — See Photos (COSMOS, 9/12/18).

• Study: Landslides on Comets Trigger Reactions that Keep Them Spewing Gasses — See Photos (EarthSky, 9/12/18).

• Rattled by Commission’s Predictions on Sea-Level Rise, North Carolina Passed Law in 2012 Telling Policymakers to Ignore Them (The Guardian, 9/12/18). Read more here.

• Here Comes Florence — See Photos, Maps & Video (Weather Underground, 9/12/18). Read more, see more photos and video here. Learn 4 facts about Florence here. Track Florence’s path here.

• Astronauts Get a Good Look at Hurricane Florence — See Photos (SpaceFlight Now, 9/12/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Thai Refuge Frees Old, Sick Elephant from Life Carrying Tourists — See Video (One Green Planet, 9/12/18).

• Zinke Loosens Hunting Restrictions in 30 National Wildlife Refuges (EcoWatch, 9/12/18).

• Sec of Interior Zinke Wants Feds to Back Off, Let States Take Lead on Managing Wildlife (The Hill, 9/11/18).

• Oregon Woman Killed by Wild Cougar in State’s First Fatal Attack — See Photos & Video (KATU2, 9/11/18). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• 2 Kurdish Scientists Dream of Creating Reserve to Save Rare Persian Leopard — See Photos (bioGraphic, 9/11/18).

• Hermit-Priest on Vancouver Island Preaches Love for Natural World — See Photos (Hakai, 9/11/18).

• Studies: Like Humans, Chimps & Bonobos Can Be Generous..and Selfish — See Photo (The New York Times, 9/11/18).

• Meghalayan, Anthropocene…Researchers Propose New Names for New Geologic Age — See Photos (The Conversation, 9/11/18).

• Skywatchers Capture Images of Comet’s Closest Pass in 72 Years — See Photos (EarthSky, 9/11/18).

• How Female Elephants of Mozambique Lost Their Tusks and Saved Their Own Lives — See Photos (The New York Times, 9/11/18).

• Study: As Oceans Warm & Storms Get Bigger, We May Need a Hurricane Category 6 — See Photo (The Washington Post, 9/11/18). Read more, see more video here.

• Sunflower Seed Now or Walnut Later? Parrots Grasp How to Choose & Wait — See Video (The New York Times, 9/11/18).

• Burglars Steal More than 7,000 Live Spiders, Roaches, Insects from Philly Museum — See Creepy Photos! (The Washington Post, 9/11/18).

• An Elephant Dies, Other Elephants Mourn, Then Nature Takes Over — See Video (National Geographic, 9/10/18).

• Mystery Solved: Some Ordinary Matter in Universe Was Missing, Now It’s Found — See Photos (Quanta Magazine, 9/10/18).

• Heat, Earthquakes, Typhoons, Floods Batter Japan — See Photos, Maps & Video (CNN, 9/8/18). Read more, see more photos, maps and video here and here.

• Ocean Cleanup Trash-Collecting Rig Set for Launch, Will It Work? — See Photos & Video (National Geographic, 9/8/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Scientist, Young Son Attacked by Mother Giraffe in South African Reserve — See Photos (BuzzFeed News, 9/7/18).

• Finding: Trees Communicate, Share Resources through Roots, Fungus, Biggest Tree Acts as Hub — See Video (National Geographic, 9/7/18).

• Study: Bison, Elk, Bighorn Sheep Learn Migration Routes through Cultural Transmission (EurekAlert!, 9/6/18). Read more, see photos and video here.

• Ants Are Amazing! — See Photo & Videos (The Conversation, 9/6/18).

• Researchers Use DNA from Tooth Fragment to ID Shark that Bit Boy Off New York’s Fire Island in July — See Photo (Futurity, 9/6/18).

• Scientists Turn Sun’s Dynamic Flow into Sound — Listen to the Sun (EarthSky, 9/6/18).

• Artist Creates Image of Entire Universe in 1 Circle — See Image (Science Alert, 9/6/18).

• Earth’s Atmosphere is Horrifically Clogged with Junk — See Animation & Diagrams, Listen to Podcast (Nature, 9/5/18).

• Contaminants, Viruses, Algae, Climate Change All Contributing to Seal Die-Off in Maine — See Photos (Hakai, 9/5/18).

• Silver Lining: Tropical Storm Gordon Helps Disperse Red Tide — See Map, Photo & Video (Bradenton Herald, 9/5/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Researchers Hope to Clone 40,000-Year-Old Foal from Remains Found in Siberia — See Photo (SlashGear, 9/5/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Study: Elk Use Antlers to Fight Wolves, Wolves Attack when Elk Shed Them — See Photos (Phys.Org, 9/5/18).

• Study: Bonnethead Sharks Like to Munch on Seagrass — See Photo & Video (Science Alert, 9/5/18). Read more here.

• Study: Vast, Slow-Moving, Underwater Waves Spawned in Mid-Atlantic Linked to Nuisance Flooding along Coast — See Photos (EOS, 9/4/18).

• Scientists Learn Fascinating New Fact about Strange Hexagon at Saturn’s North Pole — See Images (Space.com, 9/4/18). Read more here and here.

• Japan Hit by Strongest Typhoon in 25 Years — See Photos, Map & Video (EcoWatch, 9/4/18).

• Woman & Baby Eaten by Croc in Uganda — See News Report (AOL, 9/4/18).

• Report: Beautiful Blue Brazilian Macaw 1 of 8 Birds Now Believed to be Extinct (The Guardian, 9/4/18).

• Researchers Believe Study Suggests Tiny Fish May Be Self-Aware (Phys.org, 9/4/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Putting Things Perspective: Earth from Space — See Images (EarthSky, 9/4/18).

• World Bank Issues Bond to Protect Planet’s Waters, Promote Sanitation (EcoWatch, 9/4/18).

• Hyenas Fight Wild Dogs for Kill in South African Game Reserve — See Video (National Geographic, 9/4/18).

• Wildlife Photographer of Year Exhibit Coming to UK’s Natural History Museum — See Photos (Natural History Museum, 9/3/18).

• Huge Antarctic Iceberg Starting to Move — See Images (Gizmodo Earther, 9/3/18). Read more, see more images here, here and here.

• Poachers Slaughter 87 Elephants in Botswana (NPR, 9/3/18). Read more, see photos and video here.

• Opinion: We Know Damned Well What’s Causing Florida’s Algae Problems — See Photo (The Hill, 9/3/18).

• African Swine Fever Spreading from Europe to China — See Photos (The Guardian, 9/3/18).

• 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Heats Up — See News Report (41WMGT, 9/3/18).

• Planet Nine, Are You Out There? Researchers Still Aren’t Sure — See Illo (The Washington Post, 9/2/18). Read more, see images and video here and here.

August 2018

• Earth from Space: Satellite Cameras Capture Its Beauty — See Photos (EOS, 8/31/18).

• Super Typhoon Tracking Toward Japan Strongest Storm So Far This Year — See Imagery (The Washington Post, 8/31/18).

• France Bans All 5 Bee-Killing Pesticides — See Photos (The Telegraph, 8/31/18).

• 11-Year-Old Boy Catches 16-Lb Koi (an Overgrown Goldfish) in Canada Lake — See Photo & Video (CBC News, 8/31/18).

• Federal Judge Puts 2-Week Stay on Yellowstone Grizzly Hunt to Evaluate Suits Seeking to Reinstate Protections — See Photos (The Washington Post, 8/31/18).

• Scientists Use Underwater Robot to Hunt Crown-of-Thorn Starfish Gobbling Up Great Barrier Reef — See Photos (Smithsonian, 8/31/18).

• Sharks Near Shore the New Normal in Cape Cod — See Video (EcoWatch, 8/31/18).

• Grown Man & Son Call Grandma to Remove Pythons from Barbie in Brisbane — See Video (The Washington Post, 8/30/18).

• Report: Florida Polluters, Politicians Sabotage Scientific Efforts to Find, Fight Cause of Red Tides — See Photos (The New York Times, 8/30/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Tiny Bush Baby Gets TLC from Silverback in Cameroon Sanctuary— See Video (One Green Planet, 8/30/18).

• Mama Leopard Reunited with Cub after Freeing It from Crate — See Video (One Green Planet, 8/30/18).

• PETA Wants Road Marker to Honor Lobsters Killed in Maine Truck Crash — See Photo (USA Today, 8/30/18).

• Mad Cow Disease Found in Beef Cow in Florida — See Video (ABC 6 Action News, 8/30/18). Read more, listen to a radio segment here.

• Study: Ancient Herding Practices Helped Fertilized Grasslands Now Supporting Wildlife of African Plains (COSMOS, 8/30/18).

• Bears, Cougars Actually Use Tunnels under Idaho Highway — See Photos (Cour d’Alene/Post Falls Press, 8/30/18).

• Lake Superior Hit by Worst Algae Bloom Ever Recorded — See Photos (The New York Times, 8/29/18).

• Hunters Say Rebounding Midwest Bobcat Populations Can Withstand Hunting, Conservationists Say No (Earther.Gizmodo.com, 8/29/18).

• Researchers List Climate Change as 1 of Many Causes of Precipitous Puffin Decline — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 8/29/18).

• Study: Goats Distinguish Happy/Angry Human Faces, Prefer Happy — See Photos (COSMOS, 8/29/18).

• Summer Safety: 5 Plants to Avoid — See Photos (The Washington Post, 8/29/18).

• Family Videotapes Shark Feeding on Dead Whale Off Martha’s Vineyard – See Video (Boston Globe, 8/29/18).

• Fireball Streaks through Night Sky in Perth, Australia — See Video (The Guardian, 8/29/18). Read more, see more video here.

• Study: Hurricane Maria Killed Almost 3,000 in Puerto Rico — See Photo (EcoWatch, 8/29/18).

• Fireball Lights Up Night Sky in 8 Midwestern States — See Video (Fox2Now, 8/28/18).

• Problem of Southwest Florida’s Red Tide Now Almost 1 Year Old — See Photos & Videos (The Washington Post, 8/28/18).

• 2 Comets Approaching Earth in September, December — See Photos, Diagrams (EarthSky, 8/28/18).

• Study: Fish Scatter Faster from Divers with Spearguns (Hakai, 8/27/18).

• Study: Genes of Long Extinct Cave Bear Genes Live On in Modern Brown Bear — See Photos (The New York Times, 8/27/18).

• PETA Wants Aretha’s Fur Coats (ClickOnDetroit, 8/27/18).

• 13′ Giant Squid Found Dead, Intact on New Zealand Beach — See Photos (RT, 8/27/18).

• Bee Handler Removes Giant African Hornets’ Nest from Old Chevy in Ohio — See Video (AJC, 8/27/18).

• Former Students Teach Students to Care about Wildlife in Zambia — See Video (National Geographic, 8/27/18).

• Study: Blushing, Feather-Ruffling May Signal Emotions in Macaws — See Photos (COSMOS, 8/27/18).

• Alabama Man Posts Video of Touching, Startling Endangered Monk Seal, NOAA Tracks Him, Slaps Him with Fine — See Photos (The Washington Post, 8/27/18).

• Astronomers Share 20-Year, Time-Lapse Video of Stars Circling Black Hole — See Image & Video (Nature, 8/26/18).

• Scientists Discover Huge, Deep-Sea Coral Reef Off South Carolina Coast — See Photos (HuffPost, 8/26/18). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• NASA Asteroid-Chaser Closing in on Target — See Photos & Videos (EarthSky, 8/26/18).

• Scientists Observe, Film Ancient 6-Gill Shark in Deep, Dark Ocean in Bahamas — See Photo & Videos (Mashable, 8/25/18).

• Florida’s West Coast Now Hit with Brown Tide, which Can Make Red Tide Even Worse — See Photos & Video (Newsweek, 8/25/18).

• Bathers Bitten Up by Sea Lice in Ocean City MD (The Washington Post, 8/25/18).

• Study Finds Everglades Pythons Not Pure Burmese, Rock-Python Genes Have Researchers Worried — See Photos (The Guardian, 8/25/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Scientists Figure Out How Fuzzy Balls of Algae Float and Sink — See Photos (The New York Times, 8/24/18). Read more here.

• Study: Pregnant Male Pipefish Make Good Parents…until Hot New Female Comes Around — See Video (The New York Times, 8/24/18).

• Experiment Tests if Dogs Really Care about Owners’ Feelings — See Video (The New York Times, 8/24/18).

• Dogs Dress Up to Raise Money for Rescues — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 8/24/18).

• Freediver Filming Humpbacks has Very Close Encounter with Great White — See Video (CBS Boston, 8/24/18). Read more here.

• Hurricane Lane Brings Flooding Rains to Hawaii — See Photos, Video & News Report (ABC News, 8/23/18). Read more, see more images and video here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

• Texas Man Survives Shark Bite, Contracts Flesh-Eating Infection (BGR, 8/23/18). See news report here.

• And Southwest Florida’s Red Tide Keeps Getting Worse — Hear Broadcasts (NPR, 8/23/18). Read more, see more photos here. See more video here.

• Good-Sized Asteroid to Give Earth Close Shave Next Week — See Animated Video (Newsweek, 8/23/18).

• Dead Great White Washes Up on Cape Cod Beach — See Photos (Cape Cod Times, 8/23/18). See more photos here.

• Good News: Bahama Nuthatch Not Extinct After All / Bad News: Could Be Soon — See Video Report (Independent, 8/22/18).

• Researchers Debate: What Is That Purple Light Called Steve? — See Photo (Live Science, 8/21/18).

• Couple Finds Megalodon Tooth on North Carolina Beach — See Photo and Video (wsoctv.com, 8/20/18).

• Disgusting Human Divers Climb All Over Whale Shark in Indonesia — See Video (The Sun, 8/20/18). Read more here and here.

• 12 Dolphins Dead from Red Tide on Florida Gulf Coast (AL.com, 8/20/18).

• Red Tide Driving Manatee Deaths in Florida (The Guardian, 8/20/18).

• Something is Killing Seals along Coast of Maine — See Photo (EcoWatch, 8/20/18).

• Who Knew? Plankton are Beautiful Creatures — See Photos (My Modern Met, 8/20/18).

• Ice Found on Surface of Moon’s Poles — See Images (jpl.nasa.gov, 8/20/18). Read more here.

• The Guardian Selects Bird Photographer of Year Contest Winners — See Images (The Guardian, 8/20/18).

• Really Smart Border Collie Blows Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Mind — See Video (NOVA, 8/20/18).

• Researcher: Skin Microbes May Explain Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More than Others (The Conversation, 8/19/18).

• Unexpectedly Colder Atlantic Waters Putting Damper on Hurricane Formation — See Maps & Graphs (Forbes, 8/18/18).

• Fireball Streaks across Alabama Sky — See Photo & Video (Tech Times, 8/18/18).

• Small, Stinging Blue Buttons Washing Up on Florida Panhandle Beaches — See News Report (The Weather Channel, 8/17/18).

• Is Being Forced to Deal with Us as We Take Over Their Turf Making Animals Smarter? — See Photos & Video (The Atlantic, 8/16/18).

• Study: Earth Has at Least 1 Minion, Researchers Expect to Find More (Inquisitr, 8/16/18).

• Swimmer Bitten by Shark Off Cape Cod Beach — See Photo & Video (CBS Boston, 8/15/18). Read more, see more photos and news report here and here.

• Florida Governor Declares State of Emergency in Counties Hit by Red Tide — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 8/14/18).

• French Pacific Territory New Caledonia Takes Action to Keep Reefs Healthy & Clean (EcoWatch, 8/14/18)

• Researchers Gain Insights into Why Elephants Seldom Get Cancer (The New York Times, 8/14/18).

• Meet Mr. Stubbs, the Alligator with the Prosthetic Tail — See Video (National Geographic, 8/14/18).

• Hippos Kill 1 Fisherman, 1 Tourist at Kenya’s Lake Naivasha — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 8/13/18).

• Fossil Finding: Flying Reptiles Were Around Before Dinosaurs Evolved — See Photo, Illo & Diagrams (BBC News, 8/13/18).

• This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Put On a Great Show — See Photos (Space.com, 8/13/18). See more photos and video here.

• Study: Bees & Wasps Can Recognize Human Faces — See Images (The Conversation, 8/12/18).

• Study: Black Widow Spiders Spread Northward with Warming Weather — See Photos (Newsweek, 8/11/18).

• Depraved Father & Son Shoot Black Bear & Cubs in Their Den in Alaska (EcoWatch, 8/11/18). Read more here.

• Green Algae on East Coast, Red Tide on West, Why is Florida So Afflicted? — See Photos, Diagrams & Video (The Conversation, 8/10/18).

• 9 Dolphins, 1 Whaleshark Victims of Red Tide along Florida’s SW Coast — See Photos & Video (Newsweek, 8/10/18). Read more, see more photos, video and diagrams here, here and here.

• Kilauea Eruption Slows Suddenly — See Photos (EOS, 8/9/18).

• Meet a Sweet Little Sea Horse the Size of a Grain of Rice — See Video (National Geographic, 8/9/18).

• Study: Unique Cortical Neurons in Elephant Brain in Keeping with Highly Intelligent, Creative, Contemplative Nature — See Photos, Images & Video (The Conversation, 8/8/18).

• Hawaiian Family Free Dives Repeatedly to Help Young Whale Shark Entangled in Heavy Rope — See Video (National Geographic, 8/8/18).

July 2018

• Cruise Ship Employee Kills Polar Bear after Alleged Attack on Colleague during Tourist Stop at Arctic Archipelago — See News Report (CBS News, 7/28/18).

• Red Tide Has Killed Almost 300 Sea Turtles along Florida’s Southwest Coast — See Photo (EcoWatch, 7/27/18).

• Tiny Nematodes, Frozen for 40,000 Years Brought Back to Life — See Photos (BGR, 7/27/18).

• Giant Sea Cucumber Poops Sand in Pacific — See Video (Live Science, 7/26/18).

• Amateur Astronomer Shares Beautiful Time-Lapse Images of Comet in Night Sky — See Video (COSMOS, 7/26/18).

• Major Discovery: Saltwater Lake Detected on Mars Under Ice at South Pole — See Photos (Nature, 7/25/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Fox Attacks Woman, Woman Strangles Fox in NJ — See Photos (NJ.com, 7/25/18).

• 147-Million-Year-Old Skeleton of New Sauropod Species Discovered in China — See Photo (COSMOS, 7/25/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Creepy Swarming Ticks Spread to 5 NJ Counties — See Photos & Video (NJ.com, 7/24/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Fisherman Hooks Small Shark Off Everglades, 500 Pound Grouper Gulps It Down — See Video (Independent, 7/24/18).

• Fisherman Hooks Striper Off Cape Cod, Great White Takes Half the Fish — See Video(Mass Live, 7/24/18).

• Biggest Sauropod Foot Fossil Ever Found Unearthed in Black Hills — See Photos & Illos (Gizmodo, 7/24/18).

• Study: Different Species of Fruit Fly Can Learn Each Other’s Signals, Warn Each Other of Danger — See Photo (COSMOS, 7/24/18).

• Study Offers More Evidence that Dogs Respond to Owners’ Emotional State — See Video (Futurity, 7/24/18). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• Walnut, the Crane & Chris Crowe, Her Keeper: A Love Story — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 7/23/18).

• Whale Shark Washes Up Dead on Sanibel Island, Cause of Death Unclear — See Photos & Video (USA Today, 7/23/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Longest Lunar Eclipse of Century on 7/27 Not Visible from North America (Digital Trends, 7/23/18). Read more, see videos, diagrams and animations here and here.

• Study: Turning Trashed Lots into Green Urban Spaces Improves Residents’ Mental/Emotional Health —See Photos (NBC News, 7/20/18).

• Study: Whale Sharks May Live 130+ Years — See Photo (Gizmodo, 7/19/18).

• Baby Turtles Boil Out of Nest and Race to Sea! — See Video (One Green Planet, 7/19/18).

• Underwater Photographer Films Strange Translucent Sea Creature Off Bali — See Videos (Laughing Squid, 7/18/18).

• Chile’s New Telescope Gets Clearest Look Yet at Neptune — See Images (Space.com, 7/18/18).

• Kennel Club Announces Winners of Dog Photographer of Year Contest (Country Living, 7/18/18).

• As Lava Flows to Sea, Hawaii Gets Bigger — See Photos & Video (CBS, 7/18/18).

• Africanized Bees Swarm Woman in California — See Video (The Washington Post, 7/17/18).

• This is What Flash Floods Look Like: Not Pretty — See Videos (EarthSky, 7/17/18).

• Study: Loads and Loads of Diamonds Buried Beneath Earth’s Surface (Science Alert, 7/17/18).

• Florida Panther, Kitten Caught on Film — See Video (National Geographic, 7/16/18).

• Naturalists to Parents: Spending Time in Nature Helps Children Develop Empathy, Compassion (The Washington Post, 7/16/18).

• Jaguar Escapes New Orleans Zoo Enclosure by Night, Goes on Hunt, Kills 8 Other Zoo Animals — See News Report (The Washington Post, 7/16/18). Read more, see more videos here.

• 2 People Attacked by Shark or Sharks Off Fernandina Beach FL — See Photo & News Report (ABC News, 7/14/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Scientists Protest Plans to Build Dam in Rare Orangutan’s Only Known Habitat — See Photo (Mongabay, 7/13/18).

• Drone Captures Great White Eating Seal Off Cape Cod Beach — See Video (Mass Live, 7/13/18).

• Virginia Teen Hospitalized with Severe Burns from Giant Hogweed — See News Report (WCNC, 7/13/18).

• A Week in Wildlife Photos — See Images (The Guardian, 7/13/18).

• Big, Beautiful Iceberg Floating Off Tiny Greenland Village’s Shore Sends Residents Running — See Photo (The New York Times, 7/13/18).

• 8 Endangered Black Rhinos Moved from Near Nairobi to SE Kenya Poisoned by High Saline Content in Water — See Photos (The Washington Post, 7/13/18). Read more, see another photo here.

• Moving Past Radio Collars: Scientists Try to Track, Identify Wolves by Their Calls — See Photo, Hear Recording (The Conversation, 7/13/18).

• Underwater Photographer of the Year Award Winners Announced — See Photos (UPY.com, 7/13/18).

• Satellite Photo Shows Where Gulf of Mexico Shoreline Was 145 Million Years Ago — See Photo (The Washington Post, 7/12/18).

• Forest Therapy for Mental, Physical Health Catching on with Doctors, Patients (The New York Times, 7/12/18)

• Climate Change Turning Arctic’s Greenland Sharks into Longline Bycatch, Hooks Meant to Deter Them Don’t Work — See Photo (Hakai Magazine, 7/12/18).

• Intergalactic Particle Passes through South Pole, Scientist Detect It, Get Really Excited — See Photo & Diagrams (Nature, 7/13/18). Read more, see more photos, diagrams and video here and here.

• French Farmer Finds Skull of Rare Mastodon on Land — See Photos (COSMOS, 7/12/18).

• 2 Species of Bats with Yellow Fur Discovered in Kenya — See Photos (Live Science, 7/12/18).

• Giant Dust Storms Called Haboob Hits Arizona — See Photos & Video (AccuWeather, 7/11/18).

• Man Contracts Flesh-Eating Bacteria on Crabbing Trip in NJ— See Photo (The Washington Post, 7/10/18).

• Australian Rangers Capture Elusive 1,300-Pound Croc after 10-Year Hunt — See Photo & Video (The Washington Post, 7/10/18).

• Common Pasture Crop Poisoning Kangaroos in Australia — See Video (Independent, 7/9/18).

• Finding: Oldest Color on Earth is Pink — See Photo (The Guardian, 7/9/18).

• How to Discourage Hurricanes: Sprinkle with African Dust — See Photo (Bloomberg, 7/9/18).

• DTHD*: Young Woman Gets Bit Posing for Photo Floating with Swarming Nurse Sharks in Bahamas — See Photos (NBC News, 7/9/18).

• Scientists Film Iceberg Cracking from Glacier in Greenland — See Photos & Video (Phys.Org, 7/9/18). Read more here.

• Studies: Collision of Galaxies Gave Milky Way Its Shape (COSMOS, 7/9/18).

• Pieces of Asteroid that Streaked, Exploded over S. Africa Found in Botswana — See Photos, Map & Video (EarthSky, 7/9/18).

• Fireball Streaks Over Iowa Sky — See Video (KCRG.com, 7/8/18). Read more, see more video here and here.

• Study: Earliest American Dogs Wiped Out when Europeans Arrived with Theirs — See Photos (The Washington Post, 7/7/18).

• Finding & Puzzle: 1 Group of Capuchins on Panama Island Uses Stone Tools, Why Not Others? — See Video (The Washington Post, 7/6/18).

• Researchers Track, Ponder Reasons for Tagged Great White’s Deep Ocean Dives (Hakai Magazine, 7/6/18).

• Trump’s Attack on Environment: 76 Regulations Going or Gone (The New York Times, 7/6/18)

• NOAA Wants to Open Marine Reserves to Commercial Fishing (EcoWatch, 7/6/18).

• Earth Reaches Farthest Point from Sun in Yearly Orbit Today — See Diagram (EarthSky, 7/6/18). Read more here.

• 200-Year-Old Live Oak Falls in Tampa — See Photos & News Report (Fox 13, 7/5/18).

• New Wasp with Nasty Stinger Discovered in Amazon — See Photo (Science Daily, 7/5/18).

• Visiting the Arctic This Summer? Watch Out for Hurricanes (Hakai Magazine, 7/5/18)

• Rhino Poachers Killed, Eaten by Lions in South Africa Game Park — See Photos & Video (Mirror, 7/5/18). Read more here.

• Study: Ravens Don’t Stand a Chance against Crows (Gizmodo, 7/5/18).

• NASA Wishes You a Happy 4th — See Photo (USA Today, 7/4/18).

• Mammatus Clouds: Beautiful, Foreboding, Unique — See Photos (EarthSky, 7/4/18).

• Salvage Operator Proposes Towing Iceberg to Ease South Africa Water Shortage (Quartz, 7/4/18).

• Tiny Firefly Squid Put on Beautiful Light Show Once a Year in Japan — See Photos (bioGraphic, 7/3/18).

• Scientists Identify Structure in Parrot Brain that Makes Bird So Smart (Science Daily, 7/3/18).

• DTHD*: Girl Goes Rafting in Ocala National Forest, Gets Chased Up Tree by Angry Alligator — See Photo, Listen to Emergency Call (The Washington Post, 7/3/18).

• Developers Get OK to Build Mall on Florida Wetlands — See Photos, Listen to Radio Segment (WLRN, 7/3/18).

• DTHD*: Woman Loses Toenails after “Fish Pedicure” — See Photo (Gizmodo, 7/3/18).

• Governor of Hawaii Signs Sunscreen Ban — See Video Coverage (The Hill, 7/3/18). Read more here.

• DTHD*: Woman Hand-Feeds Nurse Shark in Australia, Almost Loses Finger — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 7/2/18).

• Astronomers Document Birth of Planet for First Time — See Image (Syfy Wire, 7/2/18). Learn more here. Read the studies here and here.

• Moose Crashes Outdoor Wedding in Anchorage — See Photos (Anchorage Daily News, 7/2/18).

• 5-Ton Tractor Missing after Tornadoes Scour SE Montana, NW South Dakota — See Photos (Rapid City Journal, 7/2/18).

• Leaked Letter Exposes Democratic Republic of Congo Plan to Send Mountain Gorillas, Other Wildlife to Chinese Zoos (The Guardian, 7/2/18).

• Hawaii’s Proposed Ban on Sunscreens Thought to Harm Coral Sparks Debate — See Photos, Listen to Radio Segment (NPR, 7/2/18).

• Scientists Debate Origins of Internal Elephant Testes — Evolutionary Change? Or Always That Way? (COSMOS, 7/2/18).

• Photos of American Female Hunter Posing with Giraffe Kill in S. Africa Spark Outrage — See Photos (USA Today, 7/2/18). Read more here. See video report here.

• Scientists to Search for Meteorites that Plunged into Pacific on March 7 — See Map & Photos (Mashable, 7/1/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Sun, Earth, Mars Align in Late July for Rare, Close, Bright View of Red Planet — See Diagrams (Space.com, 7/1/18).

• False Vampire Bats of Yucatán: Mysterious & Fascinating, Cute & Creepy — See Photos (The New York Times, 7/1/18).

• Study: Gray Wolves Flourishing In, Spreading Out from Chernobyl Radioactive Exclusion Zone — See Photo (Live Science, 7/1/18). Read the study here.

* Dumb Things Humans Do

June 2018

• Democratic Republic of Congo Will Allow Oil Exploration in National Parks Created to Protect Mountain Gorillas, Other Wildlife — See Photos (Independent, 6/30/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Study: Goats Make Smart, Affectionate Pets, Too — See Photos (Science Alert, 6/30/18).

• Nasty-Smelling Sargassum Covering 1,000 Miles of Florida Beach — See Video (ABC Local 10 News, 6/29/18).

• Florida’s Lake Okeechobee Algae Bloom Could Spread to Atlantic, Gulf Coasts — See Photos & Video (Miami Herald, 6/29/18). Read more, see another photo here.

• Study: More than 50% of Armadillos — Common Source of Bush Meat in Brazil — Carry Leprosy (COSMOS, 6/29/18).

• Study: Crows Are Even Smarter than We Knew — See Photos (Gizmodo, 6/28/18). See video here.

• Belize Reef, 2nd Longest on Planet, Comes Off UNESCO Endangered List — See Photo (The New York Times, 6/27/18).

• Nat Geo Announces Travel Photographer of Year Contest Winner — See Images (National Geographic, 6/27/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Correction: First Known Interstellar Visitor Oumuamua Was Comet, Not Asteroid — See Photo (Science Alert, 6/27/18).

• Analysis: Jets of Ice, Saltwater Spewing Off Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Contain Building Blocks of Life — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 6/27/18).

• Longest Lunar Eclipse of 21st Century Coming in July (Science Alert, 6/26/18).

• Florida Homeowner Regrets Calling Pest Control to Exterminate Swarming Honeybees — See Photo & Video (News-Press, 6/25/18)

• Data Analysis Reveals East Antarctica Is Much Colder than Thought (Earther, 6/25/18).

• Fireball Explodes Over Russia — See Video (BGR, 6/25/18). Read more here.

• Brazil’s Blue Parrot, Extinct in Wild, to Be Reintroduced from Captive Breeding Colonies in Europe — See Photo (Phys.Org, 6/24/18).

• London Natural History Museum Announces Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award Winner — See Photo (Forbes, 6/24/18).

• Finding: Something Volcano-Like Is Brewing Under New England — See Diagram (Science Alert, 6/24/18).

• NASA Releases Gorgeous Image of Blue Dune on Red Planet Mars — See Photo (Fox News, 6/22/18). See video here. See new images of Jupiter here.

• Happy Summer Solstice! — See Photos (EarthSky, 6/21/18).

• Report on U.S. Readiness to Deal with Asteroid Threat: Not (Quartz, 6/20/18). Read more here and here. Read the report and see images and diagrams here.

• Nature Conservancy Photo Contest Winners Announced — See Photos (Earther, 6/20/18).

• Recent Eruptions of Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser Have Scientists a Little Nervous — See Photos & Video (CBS News, 6/20/18).

• Florida Wildlife Commissions Encourages Public to Kill Invasive Lionfish, Please! — See Photos & Video (Miami Herald, 6/20/18).

• INTERPOL Smashes International Wildlife-Trafficking Ring — See Photos (EcoWatch, 6/20/18).

• Dust Storm on Mars Envelopes Entire Planet — See Photos (EarthSky, 6/20/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Tons of Purple Jellyfish Wash Ashore in Southern Spain — See Photos & Video (Newsweek, 6/20/18).

• An Elephant’s Nose is an Exquisitely Sensitive Thing — See Video (The New York Times, 6/19/18).

• Boat Captain Films Whale Shark Feeding Off Longboat Key FL — See Video (Spectrum News 9, 6/18/18). See another amazing photo here.

• Surprisingly Cold Atlantic Sea-Surface Temps Could Curtail Hurricane Activity (The Washington Post, 6/18/18). Read more, see more photos and graphics here and here.

• Researchers Discover Manta Ray Nursery in Marine Sanctuary Off Texas, Louisiana — See Photos & Video (National Geographic, 6/18/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• NOAA: Mild to Moderate El Niño May Moderlate Atlantic Hurricane Season — See Diagrams (AccuWeather, 6/19/18).

• Whale Sharks Make Rare Appearance Off Florida’s Anna Maria Island — See News Report (ABC Action News, 6/18/18). See video of whale sharks off St Pete’s here.

• DNA Finding: Mysterious Wolf-Like Creature Shot in Montana was a…Wolf — See Photos (CBS News, 6/18/18).

• Invasive Giant Hogweed from Asia, Capable of Inflicting Blindness, Bad Burns, Found in Virginia — See Photos (USA Today, 6/18/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Here Comes the Summer Solstice — See Diagram (The Conversation, 6/18/18).

• Mars Makes Closest Approach to Earth in 15 Years on July 31 — See Video (Newsweek, 6/18/18).

• Virgin Island Survivors of Hurricane Irma Say It’s Time for New Storm-Strength Designation: Category 6 — See Photo & Listen to Radio Broadcast (NPR, 6/17/18).

• Woman Attacked by Rabid Bobcat in Georgia, Strangles It with Bare Hands — See Video (Click 2 Houston, 6/17/18).

• Poaching for Ivory Driving Proliferation of Female African Elephants without Tusks — See Photos (The New York Times, 6/16/18).

• Woman Bitten by Rabid Feral Cat in Colorado (Fox 31 Denver, 6/16/18).

• Python Swallows Woman in Indonesia — See Graphic Video (The Washington Post, 6/16/18).

• Bison Charges Photographer in Yellowstone — See Photo (Fstoppers, 6/15/18).

• How Deep is the Ocean? Animated Video Gives Us Some Sense — See Video (The Inertia, 6/15/18)

• Study: Mammals Becoming Nocturnal to Avoid Encounters with Human Beings (Scientific American, 6/14/18). Read more here, here and here.

• Deadly, Slow-Moving Lava Creeps Toward House in Hawaii — See Video (ApauHawaii Tours, YouTube, 6/14/18).

• Monarch Migration Mechanisms & Threats Made Simple — Read the Comic Strip (Knowable Magazine, 6/14/18).

• Photographer Shares Quiet Vision of World Beneath the Waves — See Photos (The New York Times, 6/13/18).

• Big Blue Snake Slithers Out of Texas Man’s Toilet — See Photos (The Washington Post, 6/13/18).

• Study: Cosmic Particles in Upper Atmosphere are Older than Our Solar System — See Images (Science Alert, 6/13/18). Read more here.

• 3D NASA Survey Reveals How Climate Change, Logging Are Impacting Amazon Rain Forest — See Video (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Jefferson Beck, 6/12/18).

• NASA Rover Tracking Huge Dust Storm on Mars — See Photo (Space.com, 6/12/18). Read more, see more photos here and here.

• June, July, August New Moons are All Supermoons — See Photos & Diagrams (EarthSky.org, 6/12/18).

• Scientist Suggests 1 or More of Countless Parallel Universes May Harbor Life (EarthSky.org, 6/12/18).

• Study: Drought, Climate Change Killing Africa’s Oldest, Biggest Baobab Trees — See Photos & Map (The New York Times, 6/12/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Sargassum Choking Coastlines, Marine Life in Eastern Caribbean — See Photos (Hakai Magazine, 6/11/18).

• Kilauea Spewing Green Gemstones… or Not— See Photos (IFLScience, 6/11/18).

• Study: Honey Bees Can Grasp the Concept of Zero (Mental Floss, 6/11/18).

• 100s of Chicks Hatch from Spoiled Eggs Tossed in Dump in Country of Russia — See Photos & Video (Daily Mail, 6/11/18).

• 2nd Octopus City Found Off Eastern Australia — See Photo (Science Alert, 6/10/18).

• Searchers Find Body of Woman Killed by Alligator in Davie, FL — See Photos & Video (ABC Action News, 6/8/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• NINYF*: Tourists Get Too Close to Bison in Yellowstone, 1 Woman Gored — See Video Report (KTVQ.com, 6/7/18).

• Chinese Researchers Find Tiny Tracks of One of First Animals Ever to Walk Earth — See Photo (BBC News, 6/7/18).

• Rangers Shoot Poachers in Kenya — See Photos & Video (Independent, 6/7/18).

• Largest Iceberg Ever to Crack Off Antarctic, at Sea for 20 Years, Now Heading toward Equator — See Photos, Map & Video (Live Science, 6/7/18).

• Never Underestimate an Alligator, Even when It’s Tied Up — See Video (Miami Herald, 6/6/18).

• Texas Man Decapitates Rattlesnake, Head Bites Him Anyway — See Photos & Video (ABC News, 6/6/18).

• Study: Even Weak Electrical Fields Seem to Throw Sharks into Attack Mode — See Photos & Diagram (EarthSky, 6/6/18).

• Tourist Walking Between Cabins in Yellowstone Attacked by Elk Protecting Calf — See News Report (USA Today, 6/5/18).

• Croc Kills Pastor Performing Baptisms in Lake in Ethiopia (The Washington Post, 6/5/18).

• Study: Earth’s Days were 18 Hours Long 1.5 Billion Years Ago, Keep Getting Longer as Moon Spins Away from Earth — See Photos & Video (Space.com 6/5/18).

• NASA Has Been Watching World’s Weather for 20 Years, Now You Can Too — See Video (BGR, 6/5/18). Find the viewing tool here.

• American Airline Flight Flies into Thunderstorm over Texas, Nose and Windshield of Plane Destroyed — See Photos (The Washington Post, 6/5/18).

• Researchers Observe Young Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda Dismantling Poacher’s Traps (Matador Network, 6/5/18). Read more here and here. Thanks to Denise Herzing for this item.

• Mange Becoming Big Problem among PA Black Bears, Scientists Unsure Why — See Photos (The Washington Post, 6/4/18).

• Eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano More Dangerous, Deadly than Kilauea — See Photos & Video (EarthSky, 6/4/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here and here.

• Florida Beach-Walker Snaps, Shares Photo of Shelf Cloud — See Image (EarthSky, 6/4/18).

• Kilauea Eruptions, Lava Flow Continue — See Video (Big Island Video News, YouTube, 6/3/18). See more video here.

• 2 Experienced Climbers Fall to their Deaths in Yosemite — See Photos (The New York Times, 6/3/18).

• Small Asteroid Discovered Hours Before Hitting Earth’s Atmosphere — See Videos (EarthSky, 6/3/18). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

* Nature is not your friend.

May 2018

• Climbing Everest: Nat Geo Shares 65 Years of Photos — See Images (National Geographic, 5/31/18).

• Real Estate Sign Washed Off Jersey Shore by Hurricane Sandy Washes Up On Shore in Bordeaux, France — See Photo (The New York Times, 5/31/18).

• New Mountain Gorilla Census Finds Numbers Are Increasing — See Photos (The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, 5/31/18).

• Manhattanhenge Returns — See Photos (EarthSky.org, 5/30/18).

• Utah Fossil Find Suggests Ancient Super-Continent of Pangea Broke Up into Smaller Continents Much Later than Thought — See Photos & Video (The Spectrum, 5/29/18).

• Scientists Tag Great Whites, Learn Why They Gather in Hot Spot Out in Pacific — See Photos & Video, Listen to Radio Segment (NPR, 5/28/18).

• Elephant Wants Thailand Sanctuary Founder to Lullaby New Arrival, Gets Message Across Loud & Clear — See Video (elephantnews, YouTube, 5/28/18).

• New Zealand Will Kill 100,000 Cows to Contain Disease (The Guardian, 5/28/18).

• Kilaeua Lava Flow Visible from Space — See Photos & Video (ABC News, 5/27/18).

• Alberto Becomes 1st Named Storm of Hurricane Season 1 Week Before Official Start — See Maps & Video (Miami Herald, 5/26/18).

• Researchers Discover Mountains, Valleys Under Antarctic Ice, Worry How it Will Speed Ice Melt, Rising Seas — See Video (The Washington Post, 5/26/18).

• NINYF*: Woman from OK, 65, Stung to Death by Wasps during Gorilla Trek in Uganda (Newsweek, 5/25/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Adorable Malamute Puppy Tries to Howl — See Video (The Dodo, YouTube, 5/25/18).

• Rancher Shoots Wolf-Like Creature Stalking His Cattle in Montana, Wildlife Experts Don’t Know What It Is — See Photo (The Washington Post, 5/25/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Wyoming Commission Unanimously Approves Yellowstone Grizzly Hunt (Smithsonian, 5/24/18). Read more, see photos and map here and here.

• NOAA Releases Beautiful Imagery of Lightening Storms Rolling Across U.S. — See Video (Independent, 5/24/18).

• Tourists Reunite Lost, Crying Baby Sloth with Mother in Costa Rica — See Video (National Geographic, 5/24/18).

• Two Lynx in Undisclosed Location Engage in Screaming Match — See Video (National Geographic, 5/23/18)

• Neutrinos Are So Strange! (Gizmodo, 5/23/18).

• Researchers Locate 1708 Spanish Shipwreck Carrying Billions in Gold, Jewels Off Cartagena— See Video (The Washington Post, 5/23/18).

• NINYF*: Researcher Mauled by Grizzly in Montana, Makes It Through Alive (The Washington Post, 5/23/18).

• Institute Names Top 10 Newly Discovered Species of 2018 — See Photos (CNN, 5/23/18).

• Photographers Submit Work for Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards — See Photos (HuffPost, 5/23/18). Learn more, see more photos here.

• Scientists to Do DNA Search for Nessie…and Whatever Else is Hiding in Loch Ness —See Photo & Video (USA Today, 5/23/18).

• Photographer Videos Eagle Stealing Rabbit from Fox in San Juan Island — See Video (CBS News, 5/23/18).

• Everglades Python Hunt: 1,000 Down, Many Thousands to Go — See Photo (The Washington Post, 5/22/18).

• Finding: Dive Instructor’s Bad Decisions Caused Drowning Death of Young Woman on Great Barrier Reef (The Telegraph, 5/22/18).

• Sinkhole Forming on White House Lawn — See Photos & Video (The Weather Channel, 5/22/18). Read more, see more photos here and here.

• Biologists in France Creeped Out by Invasion of Giant Asian Worms — See Photo (The Washington Post, 5/22/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Young Leopard in Botswana Sees if Tourist in Open Jeep Would Make Good Eating — See Video (National Geographic, 5/21/18).

• Officials in Southeastern PA Worried Invasion of Voracious Asian Lanternflies Will Spread — See Photo (The New York Times, 5/21/18).

• NINYF*: Emaciated Cougar Attacks 2 Cyclists, Kills 1 in Washington State — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 5/21/18).

• NINYF*: 2 Climbers, 1 Guide Die on Everest in 1 Month — See Photos (The New York Times, 5/21/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Kilauea Eruption Ongoing, Increasing — See Photos & Videos (EarthSky, 5/20/18). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• NOAA: Atmospheric Levels of Banned, Ozone-Destroying CFC 11 On Rise (EarthSky 5/19/18).

• Archeologists Find Remains of 2,000-Year-Old Horse in Pompeii — See Photos (The Washington Post, 5/18/18).

• Early Prediction: 2018 Will Be Another “Busy” Atlantic Hurricane Season — See Photos & Video (Business Insider 5/17/18).

• BBC Earth Films Leopard Family Hunting Catfish at Night in Botswana — See Video (BBC Earth, YouTube, 5/17/18).

• Astronomers Find Possible New Evidence for Existence of a Planet Nine (Gizmodo, 5/17/18).

• Researchers Surprised by Large Whale Shark Numbers Off Madagascar — See Photos (BBC News, 5/17/18).

• NASA Study Tracks Increases, Decreases in World’s Fresh Water Supply — See Video Report (Inverse, 5/16/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Big Money Joins Indigenous People in Fight to Save Arctic Refuge (EcoWatch, 5/15/18).

• Elephants, Other Wildlife Rebound in Chad’s Zakouma National Park — See Photos (The New York Times, 5/14/18).

• Lost”Asteroid Relocated 2 Days before Zipping between Earth & Moon, Giving Earth Closest Pass of Any This Size — See Photos (EarthSky, 5/15/18).

• Nat Geo Travel Photo of the Year Submission Deadline Approaching — See Some Editor Favorites (National Geographic, 5/12/18).

• Algae that Causes Red Tide Produce Electric Blue Glow at Night in San Diego — See Photos (Huffington Post, 5/11/18).

• Sensor Measures Record 78-Foot Wave in Southern Ocean, Peak May Been Higher — See Simulations (Gizmodo, 5/11/18). Read more here.

• Researchers Think Video of Elephants’ Reaction to Death of Group Member Suggests Mourning — See Video (National Geographic, 5/10/18).

• Dam Bursts in Kenya in Torrential Rains, 41+ Killed — See Photo & Video (The Washington Post, 5/10/18).

• Feral Dogs Killing Children in Northern India (The Washington Post, 5/10/18).

• Wildlife Photographer Fulfills Dream of Swimming with, Photographing Polar Bears — See Photos & Video (Destination Wildlife, 5/10/18).

• New York Judge Believes Intelligent Animals May Have Right, at Least, to Be Free (The Washington Post, 5/9/18).

• NINYF*: Croc Takes Woman’s Arm 5 Days Before Wedding in Zimbabwe — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 5/8/18).

• Remembering Kilauea’s Last Big Blow — See Photos (The Atlantic, 5/8/18).

• Research Question: Are Chimp Calls a Kind of Language? — Hear Recording, See Photos & Video (The Conversation, 5/8/18).

• Theory: Big, Mysterious Rock Mounds in Western Australia Created by Large, Extinct Species of Bird (COSMOS, 5/8/18).

• NINYF*: Leopard Snatches, Eats 3-Year-Old Boy in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park (The Telegraph, 5/8/18). Read more here.

• More Photos, Footage of Volcanic Activity on Big Island of Hawaii — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 5/8/18).

• Big Ol’ Dog Does Surprise Walk-On During Weather Broadcast — See Video (The Dodo, 5/7/18).

• NINYF*: Filmmaker Dies after being Headbutted by Giraffe in S. Africa Safari Lodge — See Photo (Independent, 5/7/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• 191 Wild Horses Weakened by Hunger, Thirst Die in Mud around Dry Pond in Arizona — See Photo (The Washington Post, 5/6/18).

• The Special Nature of the Human-Horse Bond: A Language of Touch (The Conversation, 5/5/18).

• Flooding Rains, Deadly Mudslides Hit East Africa — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 5/5/18).

• Survey: Total Number of Gorillas, Chimps in Africa Higher than Thought, but Numbers are Declining — See Photos (The New York Times, 5/4/18).

• Dam Project Threatens Survival of New Orangutan Species Discovered in Sumatra — See Photo (EcoWatch, 5/4/18).

• Meet Mauro Morandi, 79, Sole Resident of Sardinia’s Beautiful Budelli Island for 30 Years — See Photos (Mother Nature News, 5/4/18).

• 11-Year-Old Tennessee Girl Finds 475-Million Year Old Fossil along Lake — See Photos (Knox News, 5/4/18).

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• Kilauea Volcano Blows on Big Island of Hawaii — See Photos & Video (The Weather Channel, 5/4/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here and here.

• Ocean Dead Zones Increasing Worldwide, But Loss Can be Reversed (The Conversation, 5/4/18).

• New Study Adds to Evidence that Trees, Plants Communicate with One Another (COSMOS, 5/4/18).

• U.S. Home to 23 Unesco World Heritage Sites — See Photos (The Washington Post, 5/3/18). See photos of all World Heritage Sites here.

• Black Rhinos Reintroduced to Chad — See Photo & Video (EcoWatch, 5/3/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• Bones of Extinct Ice Age Horse Uncovered in Utah Backyard — See Photos & Illo (The New York Times, 5/3/18).

• Violent Seasonal Dust Storm Kills More than 100 in Northern India — See Photos & Video (BBC News, 5/3/18). Read more, see more video here.

• Hawaii Bans Sunscreens with Coral-Killing Chemicals (EcoWatch, 5/2/18).

• Man Attacked in S. Africa Safari Park by Male Lion He Raised from Cub — See Video (The Washington Post, 5/2/18).

• RIP, #16: Studied from Birth under Acacia Tree in Western Australia, Trapdoor Spider Dies at Age 43 — See Photos (The Washington Post, 5/1/18).

April 2018

• Night Skies are Stunning in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — See Video (National Geographic, 4/24/18).

• 57-Year-Old Elephant Matriarch Successfully Raising Rare Twin Calves in Tanzania — See Video (National Geographic, 4/19/18).

• Warming Oceans Draw Bull Sharks to North Carolina’s Outer Banks — See Photos (The Washington Post, 4/16/18).

• Astronomer-Photographer Shares Exquisite Images of Celestial South Pole — See Photos & Video (EarthSky, 4/16/18).

• Yikes! Asteroid Spotted Mere Hours before Zipping between Earth & Moon on 4/15 — See Photo & Diagram (EarthSky, 4/16/18). Read more, see more photos and a video report here.

• Viruses are Freaky, Dangerous, Essential, Abundant & Literally Falling from Sky — See Photos (The New York Times, 4/13/18).

• Good for Business/Bad for Nature: Philippine Tour Operators Lure Whale Sharks with Food — See Photo (Hakai Magazine, 4/13/18).

• 11 Lions — 3 Adult Females, 8 Cubs — Poisoned in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park — See Photos (National Geographic, 4/13/18).

• Amazing Natural Formations that Look Human-Made: Basalt Columns around the World — See Photos (Mother Nature News, 4/12/18).

• Visit, Tour & Almost Walk on the Moon with NASA — See Video (NASA Goddard, YouTube, 4/9/18).

• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Ask Donations to anti-Ocean Plastic, pro-Wilderness, 5 Other Charities in Lieu of Wedding Presents — See Photos (Royal.uk, 4/9/18).

• 8 Women & Guides Rescued after Day & Night Lost at Sea in Bahamas — See Photo (CHCH.com, 4/9/18).

• Opinion: Saving Wildlife Helps Humans, Too — See Photos (The New York Times, 4/7/18).

• Scottish Boy Bitten by Bull Shark after Falling Off Dock in Bimini — See Photos & Video (7 News Miami, 4/7/18).

• How to Avoid Being Bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider — See Photo (EarthSky, 4/6/18).

• InStyle Magazine Says “No More Fur“ (EcoWatch, 4/5/18).

• Huge Bollywood Star Gets 5 Years in Jail for Poaching Rare Antelope in 1998 — See Photo (BBC News, 4/5/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• BBC Admits Scenes in Documentary on Papua New Guinea Tribe, Other Nature Programs, were Staged — See Footage (The Guardian, 4/4/18). Read more, see more video here.

• Ohio Neighborhood Rattled by Teeth-Baring Raccoons — See Photo & Video (Vice, 4/4/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Study: Universe Could End with Big Bang, Nobody Knows When — See Photos (News.com.au, 4/4/18).

• Study: Urban Green Spaces Linked to Lower Rates of Major Depression, Other Mental Health Disorders (The Lancet Planetary Health, 4/4/18).

• U.K. Moves to (Almost) Completely Ban All Ivory (EcoWatch, 4/3/18).

• Tracks from 2 Dinosaur Species Found on Isle of Skye — See Photos & Video (BBC News, 4/3/18). Read more, see more photos and diagrams here and here.

• Oil Spill Spreading, Burning Off Borneo — See Photos & Video (BBC News, 4/3/18). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• Study: City-Dwelling Blackbirds Live Longer, Unhealthier Lives than Country Cousins — See Photos (COSMOS, 4/3/18).

• Report: Hubble Telescope Spots Oldest, Most Distant Star Yet Detected — See Photos & Video (EarthSky, 4/3/18).

• Study: Venus May Once Have Had Liquid Water able to Support Life (COSMOS, 4/3/18).

• MIT Researchers Design, Test Robotic FishCam — See Video (EarthSky, 4/2/18).

• Whew! Falling Space Station Mostly Disintegrates, Fragments Fall in Ocean — See Photos & Map (Phys.Org, 4/2/18). Read more, see more maps, charts and video here.

March 2018

• Shark Bumps Man Off Paddle Board in Hawaii — See News Report (KHON2, 3/31/18). Read more, see more video here.

• 5 Flower Videos to Celebrate Spring — See Videos (National Geographic, 3/30/18).

• Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… a Falling Space Station! — See Video (EarthSky, 3/30/18).

• Crack Forms in Kenya’s Rift Valley where Scientists Predict Continent Will Eventually Split Apart — See Photos, Maps, Diagrams & Videos (Science Alert, 3/29/18).

• Cheetah Climbs into Safari Jeep in Tanzania — See Video (USA Today, 3/29/18).

• See the 2nd Blue Moon of 2018 on 3/31 (EarthSky.org, 3/28/18).

• Industries, Environmentalists Wrestle with What to Do with Toxic Mining Waste — See Photos (Oceana.org, 3/28/18). Special thanks to author Bethany Augliere for sharing.

• Drones Help Researchers Study Caribou Behavior when Crossing Ice — See Video (The New York Times, 3/28/18).

• New Mountain Gorilla Census Underway in Uganda (Phys.Org, 3/28/18).

• When Male Lynx Meet during Breeding Season, Screaming Match Ensues — See Video (National Geographic, 3/28/18).

• America’s Only Parrot Disappeared 100 Years Ago, Scientists Still Don’t Know Why — See Photos, Illo & Map (The Conversation, 3/28/18).

• Boy Attacked by Great Horned Owl in Massachusetts — See Photo (Boston Globe, 3/28/18).

• Avian Flu Threatening Coastal Bird Colonies in South Africa (Nature, 3/28/18).

• Colombian Oil Company Takes Weeks to Stop River Spill, Destruction Still Being Assessed — See Videos (EcoWatch, 3/27/18).

• Sandstorms, Dust Storms are Awesome — See Photos (The Atlantic, 3/27/18).

• Study: Human Hunting Acts Like Natural Selection, Favors Scandinavian Brown Bears Moms who Keep Cubs Close Longer (Phys.Org, 3/27/18).

• NASA “Clean Room” Holding Meteorites for Study is Contaminated — See Photo (Smithsonian, 3/27/18).

• Some Flowers are Really Strange! — See Photos (COSMOS, 3/27/18).

• Mountain Lion Roaming CA Neighborhood Tranquilized for Transfer — See Video (The Washington Post, 3/26/18).

• It’s Hard Work Being a Hummie — See Video (The New York Times, 3/26/18).

• Earth Hour 2018: Watch Landmarks, Skylines Go Dark — See Video (CBS News, 3/25). See photos here.

• Orange Snow Sweeps Eastern Europe — See Photos & Video (Mashable, 3/25/18). Read more, see more photos here and here.

• Earth Hour 2018 — Turn Off the Lights @ 8:30 P.M. on Saturday 3/24 (EarthHour.org). Learn more here. See videos here, here, here, here and here.

• New U.N. Global Reports Agree: We are Destroying Our Earth (The Guardian, 1/23/18). Read more here. Find the reports here.

• Scientists in Submersible Capture 1st Footage of Deep-Dwelling Anglerfish Mating — See Video (National Geographic, 3/23/18).

• Nature Photographer Captures Stunning Image of Diving Kingfisher — See Photo (My Modern Met, 3/23/18). Special thanks to Kalia Doner for sharing.

• Meet the (Older) Man who Crossed the Ocean in a Kayak…3 Times — See Photos & Maps (The New York Times, 3/22/18).

• Brazil Wants Whole Nation Vaccinated against Yellow Fever (CIDRAP, 3/22/18).

• Today is 25th Annual World Water Day (WorldWaterDay.org, 3/22/18).

• Study: Very Tiny Mummified Skeleton Not Alien — Human with Unique Disorder — See Photo (The New York Times, 3/22/18).

• When the Mullet Run in Miami, Now That’s a Sight to See — See Photos & Video (Hakai, 3/20/18).

• NINYF*: 2 Men Almost Die in Iditarod — See Photos (The Washington Post, 3/20/18).

• Cherry Blossom Season in China is Breathtaking! See Video (National Geographic, 3/20/18).

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• It’s Spring! See Photos, Diagrams & Video (EarthSky, 3/20/18).

• Sudan, Last Male Northern White Rhino, Euthanized at Age 45 in Kenya — See Photos & Video (BBC News, 3/20/18). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here and here.

• Welcome Spring with a Laugh — Funny Kitty Video, Even if Fake (RMVideos, YouTube).

• Louis, Philadelphia Zoo’s 18-Year-Old Lowland Gorilla, Often Prefers Walking Upright — See Video (The Washington Post, 3/19/18).

• Stephen Hawking’s Last Paper: How the Universe Will End — See Videos (CNBC, 3/19/18).

• Is Jupiter’s Great Storm Dying? (BGR, 3/16/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Early Humans Met, Mated with Mysterious Denisovans in 2 Separate Waves — See Illo (COSMOS, 3/16/18). Read more, see more illos and video here.

• CDC Warns of Intense Yellow Fever Outbreak in Brazil (MedicalXpress, 3/16/18).

• Surfing under the Northern Lights in Norway — See Photos (The Atlantic, 3/15/18).

• Donatella Versace Says “No More Fur” — See Photo (EcoWatch, 3/15/18).

• Easter Island Threatened by Rising Seas — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 3/15/18).

• Devil Rays Endangered — See Photos (COSMOS, 3/15/18).

• Amateur Skywatchers Discover New Type of Northern Light — See Photos & Video (The Atlantic, 3/14/18). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Researchers Capture Rare Footage of Lowland Gorilla Mom, Newborn Baby — See Video (National Geographic, 3/13/18).

• Giant Prehistoric Shark Tooth Stolen from National Park in Western Australia — See Photo (The Washington Post, 3/13/18).

• Skywatching from Grand Canyon’s Colorado River — See Video (EarthSky, 3/13/18).

• Study: Alligators Have Shorter Limbs than Crocs (The New York Times, 3/12/18).

• Scientists Explain Unusual Cause of Recent Mexico City Quake, Why It Could Happen Again — See Photos & Diagrams (The Conversation, 3/12/18).

• Penguins Examine Animal Cam — See Video (BuzzFeed, 3/9/18).

• Goliath Frog, Planet’s Biggest, Threatened by Overfishing in Cameroon — See Photo (bioGraphic, 3/8/18).

• Large Diamond from Deep in Earth’s Mantle Contains Mineral Scientists Knew About but Have Never Seen — See Photo & Video (Newsweek, 3/8/18). Read more here.

• Otter Attacks Female Kayaker on Florida’s Braden River (9news.com, 3/8/18).

• NASA Marks Apollo 8 50th Anniversary with Look Back at Photos of Earth from Space — See Video (EarthSky, 3/7/18).

• Scottish Nature Photography Award Winners Announced — See Photos (Express, 3/7/18).

• Author: Cecil the Lion Died Horrible Death — See Photos (The Washington Post, 3/7/18).

• 132-Year-Old Message in Bottle Found on Western Australia Beach (The Washington Post, 3/6/18).

• Villagers Kill Critically Endangered Sumatran Tiger — See Photo (The Washington Post, 3/6/18).

• Mongoose Pups Seem to Invite Hornbill to Play in South Africa — See Video (National Geographic, 3/3/18).

• Asteroid 2017 VR2 to Pass Close Enough to Earth be Called Hazardous — See Photo (Newsweek, 3/2/18). Read more here.

• Researchers Identify Adélie Penguin Hotspot in Antarctic’s Danger Islands — See Map & Photos (Nature, 3/2/18).

• Sand Mining in Asia Harming Environment — See Photos (Science, 3/2/18).

• Australia’s Blue-Ringed Octopus, Beautiful & Deadly when Angry — See Video (National Geographic, 3/1/18).

• Snow in Italy, Tornados in UK, Beast of East Arctic Storm Hits Europe — See Photos & Video (The New York Times, 3/1/18).

• Researchers Use BaitCam to Capture Footage of Elusive Greenland Shark — See Video (EcoWatch, 3/1/18).

February 2018

• “Beast from East” Storm Blankets Europe with Snow, Ice — See Photos (The Atlantic, 2/28/18).

• Indigenous Protectors of Environment May Get 1st Legal Protections under U.N. Treaty — See Photo (The Guardian, 2/28/18).

• Study: Wild Chimps, Bonobos Use Same Gestures to Convey Same Messages (COSMOS, 2/28/18).

• Study: Indigenous Australians Already Knew — Falcons, Kites Carry, Drop Burning Sticks to Intentionally Start Fires (EcoWatch, 2/27/18).

• Birdwatcher Spots Rare Yellow Cardinal at Feeder — See Video (BoingBoing, 2/26/18).

• Violent Storms Bring Torrential Rains, Floods to Southern, Central U.S. — See Photos & Video (USA Today, 2/25/18).

• Duck! Asteroid to Pass between Earth & Moon Today (COSMOS, 2/25/18).

• Astronomers Puzzled: Universe Expanding Too Fast — See Photos (Newsweek, 2/23/18).

• Nature Conservancy, Leonardo DiCaprio Do Deal to Create Marine Reserves in Seychelles — See Photos (EcoWatch, 2/22/18). Read more here.

• Amateur Astronomer Captures Birth of Galaxy — See Photos (Ars Technica, 2/22/18). Read more, see time-lapse images here.

• Researchers Discover Ancient Rock Carvings of Camels, Other Animals in Saudi Arabian Desert — See Photos (The New York Times, 2/15/18).

• Diving Cormorant Pulls Remora Off Whale Shark Off Baja — See Video (National Geographic, 2/13/18).

• Asteroid 2002 AJ129 to Pass within Hailing Distance of Earth Today — See Video (Space Coast Daily, 2/4/18). Read more, see more photos and diagrams here.

• Mars Rover Looks Back on 5 Years of Exploring Red Planet — See Video (The Washington Post, 2/3/18).

• LiDAR Mapping Reveals Mind-blowing Scope of Maya Civilization — See Photos, Maps, Illos & Video (National Geographic, 2/1/18). Read more, see more images here.

• Study: Loss of Sea Ice Means Polar Bears Must Work Harder, Expend More Energy to Find Prey — See Video & Map (The Conversation, 2/1/18). Read the study, see more maps, charts and images here.

• Nigel, the Lonely, Lovelorn Gannett, Dies on Mana Island Off New Zealand — See Video (The Guardian, 2/1/18). Read more, see more photos here.

• United Airlines Draws Line at Emotional Support Peacock — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 2/1/18).

• Truck Driver Drives Truck Over Peru’s Nasca Lines — See Photo (USA Today, 2/1/18).

January 2018

• Photographer Captures Beautiful Sky Tracks of Birds in Flight — See Photos (National Geographic, 1/2018). Thanks to Diane Lamphron for sharing.

• Researcher Discovers New Species of American Millipede: Colorful & Coated in Cyanide — See Photos (COSMOS, 1/30/18).

• Naked Mole Rats are Really Weird — See Video (The Atlantic, 1/26/18).

• Wildlife Officials Declare Eastern Cougar Extinct — See Photos (EcoWatch, 1/24/18).

• Study: Musk Ox Survived Ice Age, Weird Weather Buries Whole Herd in Ice — See Photos (The Atlantic, 1/18/18).

• Citizen Scientist-Artists Help Bring NASA Photos of Jupiter to Life — See Images (The Atlantic, 1/16/18).

• Study: Ants Kill Sick Members to Protect Colony (COSMOS, 1/15/18).

• Study: 2012 Underwater Volcanic Eruption in Pacific May Have Been Largest in Modern History — See Photo & Video (COSMOS, 1/15/18).

• 10 Documentaries about Animals Everyone Should See — See Trailers (One Green Planet, 1/15/18).

• Australian Kites, Hawks Intentionally Spread Fire to Flush Out Prey — See Photos (COSMOS, 1/12/18).

• Scientists Unsure What Caused Bright Flash Over Russia — See Photos & Video (EarthSky, 1/10/18).

• Female Birds of Paradise Find Male’s Super Black Feathers Sexy — See Photos & Video (The Conversation, 1/9/18).

• You’ve Never Seen a Dog Grooming Contest Like This, Guaranteed — See Video (The Atlantic, 1/8/18).

• NASA Captures Image of Gigantic Winter Storm Off East Coast — See Image (COSMOS, 1/8/18).

• Norwegian Cruise Ship Breakaway Sails Intentionally Into Bad Winter Storm — See Video (Newsday, 1/7/18). Read more, see more video here, here and here.

• Beachgoer Films Starfish Walking Across Sand — See Video (One Green Planet, 1/5/18).

• Boy Splashing in Shallow Water Off Bahamas Beach Exits Water Just Ahead of Approaching Sharks — See Photos & Video (news.com.au, 1/5/18).

• Frenchman Takes Tourists Up in UltraLight to Fly with Birds — See Videos (National Geographic, 1/4/18).

• What’s the Right Way to Handle a Cold-Stunned Iguana? — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 1/4/18).

• Storms Bring Ice, Huge Waves on Both Sides of Atlantic — See Photos & Video (EarthSky, 1/4/18).

• Astronomer Discusses Origins of 1st Interstellar Object to Visit Solar System — See Photo & Animation (The Conversation, 1/4/18).

• Bombogenesis! Snow & Cold Grip Eastern U.S. — See Photos & Video (BBC, 1/4/18). Read more, see more photos, diagrams, maps and video here, here, here and here.

• Hotel Caretaker Only Winter Inhabitant of Island Off New England — See Video (The Atlantic, 1/3/18).

• DNA from Fossilized Baby Bones Point to Lost Branch of Native American Family Tree — See Photos (The Verge, 1/3/18). Read more, see more photos, illos and diagrams here, here, here, here and here. Find the study here.

• What Cold Looks Like in U.S. & Abroad — See Images (The Atlantic, 1/3/18).

• 67-Year-Old Albatross Lays Another Egg — See Photos & Video (National Geographic, 1/2/18).

• Caterpillars Are Creepy, Ugly, Beautiful, Amazing — See Videos (bioGraphic, 1/2/18).

• Researchers Explore Healing Effects of Being Out in Nature — See Photos (National Geographic, 1/2/18).

• Skywatchers Snap Photos of January Supermoon — See Images (EarthSky, 1/2/18).

• What’s that Sound? 5 Strange Noises Scientists Can’t Explain (COSMOS, 1/2/18).

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