December 2014

• Animal Writer Picks 5 Favorite Animal Videos — See Them All (NPR, 12/31/14).

• Newly Discovered Indonesian Frog Species First Ever Known to Give Birth to Tadpoles (BBC News, 12/31/14).

• Meet the Marvelous, Malevolent Mantis Shrimp (The Oatmeal.com). Thanks to Mary Brown for sharing this site.

• Southern-Dwelling Couch’s Kingbird Spotted for First Time in NYC’s Greenwich Village — See Photos (DNAInfo.com, 12/29/14).

• Extreme Drought Did In Maya Civilization (Blouin News, 12/29/14).

• Monarch Butterfly Could Go On Endangered Species List (Newsweek, 12/29/14).

• Greenpeace Activists Not First or Only Group to Damage Peru’s Nazca Lines (Newser, 12/29/14).

• ESA Astronaut Shares Time-Lapse Video of Earth Created during 6 Months in Space — See Video (CBS News, 12/26/14).

• NMFS Rejects Bid to Add Pito Abalone to Endangered Species List (The Seattle Times, 12/26/14).

• Biologists Find Panther Kitten in Florida State Park — See Video (Naples Daily News, 12/24/14). Learn more about Florida panthers here.

• Costa Rica Committed to Protecting Restored Rain Forest — See Slide Show (The New York Times, 12/23/14).

• Peru Spends Millions to Protect Ancient Sand City from El Niño Rains, Floods — See Video Segment (PBS Newshour, 12/23/14).

• Monkey at India Train Station Works Hard to Revive Electrocuted Companion — and Succeeds! See Video (Time, 12/22/14). Read more and see more video here.

• Farmer Reports Fist Puma Seen in Kentucky since Civil War, Wildlife Agent Shoots & Kills It (Breaking 9/11, 12/22/14). Read more here.

• Ethereal Fish Discovered in Deepest of Deep Sea (The Capitol Wide, 12/20/14). — See video footage here. Learn more and see more video footage here.

• Judge Restores Protections to Wolves in Western Great Lakes Region (The Detroit News, 12/19/14).

• Baby Gorilla Born at Busch Gardens — See Photos (ABC Action News, 12/19/14).

• Earth Brighter from Space during Holiday Season — See Photo and Video (Caller Times, 12/17/14).

• Gov. Cuomo Bans Fracking in New York State (The New York Times, 12/17/14).

• Avian Flu Found in Birds in Washington State (USDA, 12/17/14).

• Dog Swims from Sunken Boat to Shore in Storm, Finds Way to Church to Reunite with Owner — See News Report (CBS San Francisco, 12/16/14).

• Camper in Dinghy Drifts from Florida Keys to Uninhabited Island in Western Bahamas — See Video Report (SunSentinel, 12/16/14).

• Greenpeace Graffiti Message May Have Damaged Nazca Line Site (ThinkProgress.org, 12/16/14). Read more here.

• White Rhino Dies at San Diego Zoo, 5 Left in World — See Video Report (The Huffington Post, 12/15/14).

• Sixth Mass Extinction Coming Soon (The Independent, 12/14/14).

• Pope Basically Says Pets Go to Heaven, Animals Have Souls (The Christian Science Monitor, 12/12/14). Read more here.

• Clouds Fill Grand Canyon in Rare Weather Event — See Video (USA Today, 12/12/14)

• Hundreds of Endangered Kemps Ridley Sea Turtles Stranding in Cape Cod (The New York Times, 12/12/14).

• Oldest Living Captive African Penguin Treated for Skin Cancer (ABC 7 News Denver, 12/11/14)

• Mindbender Theory: Universe Didn’t Start with Big Bang, Time Runs Two Ways at Once (IBTimes, 12/11/14).

• Study: World’s Oceans Becoming Vast Sea of Plastics (The Guardian, 12/10/14). Learn more here. Read the study here.

• Greenpeace Creates Giant Graffiti Message next to Nazca Line Hummingbird Drawing in Peru — See Video (Euronews, 12/9/14). Read more about the consequences and fallout here, here, here and here. 

• Researchers Develop Technology to Enhance Human-Dog Communication — See Video Report, Listen to Radio Broadcast (PBS News Hour, 12/9/14).

• Mars Had Water, Now it Doesn’t — Could Same Thing Happen on Earth? (The New York Times, 12/8/14).

• South Sudan Elephant Population Plummeting (National Geographic, 12/8/14).

• Study: Large Dunes on Saturn Moon Titan Formed by Super-Strong, Periodic Reverse Winds (HNGN, 12/8/14). Read more, see more photos here.

• African Giraffe Population Down 40% from Poaching in 15 Years (Science Times, 12/8/14). Read more here.

• Climate Change Contributing to Spread, Impact of Snake Fungus Disease (TheBadger Herald, 12/8/14).

• California First State to Ban Contests, Prizes for Killing Coyotes, Other Predators (SFGate.com, 12/5/14).

• Study: Electric Eels Detect, Paralyze, Control Prey with Powerful Shocks (News.com.au, 12/5/14). Read more here. Find the study here.

• Great Horned Owl “Swims” in Lake Michigan — See Video (ABC WZZM 13, 12/4/14).

• Global Warming Could Bring More Rain to West Africa (Bloomberg News, 12/4/14).

• NY Court Rejects Appeal to Declare Chimps NonHuman Persons with Legal Rights (Wired, 12/4/14). Read more here,  here and here. See news reports here.

• California Blackbird Goes from Common to Endangered in 6 Years (Los Angeles Times, 12/4/14).

• Oldest Known Human Engravings Found on 500,000-Year-Old Shell in East Java — See Photos (The Daily Star, 12/4/14).

• Congress Gets Serious about Ozone (MarketWatch, 12/3/14).

• Rapid Glacier Melt in West Antarctica Biggest Contributor to Rising Sea Levels (Discovery News 12/3/14).

• Invasive Ash Borer Beetle Killing Ash Trees in Cities across U.S. (National Geographic, 12/2/14).

• Nature Publishing Group Opens Journal Archives (Nature.com, 12/2/14).

• New Species of Giant Stick Insect ID’d in Vietnam — See Photos (Wired, 12/2/14).

• Major U.S. Corporations Support Limiting CO2 Emissions  (USA Today, 12/2/14).

• Climate Talks Begin in Peru in Year of Record-Breaking Temperatures (BBC News, 12/1/14).

November 2014

• Circus Lions Rescued in Peru, Heading to Colorado — See Photos (National Geographic, 11/26/14).

• Study: Dogs Really Do Listen to, Try to Understand their Owners (Discovery News, 11/26/14).

• Manatees are Related to Elephants & Other Interesting Manatee Facts (PBS News Hour, 11/26/14).

• Nature is Not Your Friend: New Jersey Student Took Cell Phone Pics of Bear about to Kill Him — See Photo (Metro.co.uk, 11/26/14).

• Study: Cats Are Dainty Drinkers, Dogs Sloppy Slurpers, But Both Share Certain Techniques (SFGate.com, 11/25/14). Read more here.

• Pebble Mine Partnership Challenges EPA Restrictions (Alaska Dispatch News, 11/24/14). Read more here.

• Researchers ID’s New Species of Flycatcher in Indonesia, Makes Only Known Recording of Song — Listen to Radio Report & Recording (NPR, 11/25/14).

• Study: Disappearance of Honey Bees Linked to Disappearance of Wild Flowers (Nature World News, 11/25/14). Find the study here.

• Study: Hummies Fly More Like Insects Than Like Other Birds — See Video (The Washington Post, 11/24/14). Find the study here.

• Underwater Robots Measure Thickness of Antarctic Ice for First Time (Utah People’s Post, 11/24/14). See video report here. Read more and see more video here.

• Report: Diner Demand for Poisonous Puffer Could Push Fish to Extinction — See News Report (CNBC, 11/23/14)

• Pufferfish Create Beautiful Mandala Designs on Sea Floor — See Video (Bahadir, Facebook, 11/22/14). Special thanks to Linda Lee for forwarding this video.

• Drought Drains Lake Powell — See Photos (National Geographic, 11/23/14).

• 6.8 Quake Hits Nagano, Japan (Japan Today, 11/22/14). See news report here.

• Glaciers in Glacier National Park Could be Gone in 30 Years — See Slide Show (The New York Times, 11/22/14).

• Mini-Monster Angler Fish Caught on Video 1,900 Feet Down in Monterey Bay — See Photos & Video (USA Today, 11/22/14).

• 2 Baby Elephants Treated for Herpes at Houston Zoo — See Photos (Chron.com, 11/21/14).

• 100-Year-Old Woman Visits Ocean for First Time — See Photos & Video (BBC, 11/21/14). Special thanks to Julie Suess for posting this on Facebook.

• Buffalo Update: Fast-Melting Record Snows Could Bring Dangerous Floods — See Photos (Reuters, Newsweek, 11/21/14). Learn more and see more photos and video here and here.

• Senate Defeats Keystone Pipeline Authorization by 1 Vote — See News Report (USA Today, 11/19/14).

• Buffalo NY Area Slammed by Record Lake-Effect Snow — See Photos (The Seattle Times, 11/18/14). See News report here. See more photos and video here and here.

• NASA Video Reveals How CO2 Swirls around Planet — See Video (National Geographic, 11/18/14). Read more here.

• Study: Bird Reaction to Missing Worm Adds to Evidence Birds Can Count — See Video (The New York Times, 11/17/14).

• EPA Chief Gina McCarthy Ready to Rumble with Republications — See Video (The Christian Science Monitor, 11/17/14).

• Prediction: Leonid Meteor Showers Won’t Be Great Show This Year (Inferse.com, 11/16/14).

• Weird Weather on Uranus! See Photo (Tech Times, 11/16/14).

• Dallas Hunter Bids $350 K for Chance to Shoot Endangered Black African Rhino, Wants Feds to Let Him Import Carcass (AP, WFAA.com, 11/16/14).

• Spanish Navy Zodiacs Ram Greenpeace Zodiacs Approaching Oil Exploration Ship Off Canary Islands, Protester Injured — See Video (The Spain Report, 11/15/14). Read more here.

• Comet-Lander Sends Thrilling Data, Not Getting Enough Sun Sun to Recharge Batteries, Goes to Sleep — See Photos and Video (BBC News, 11/15/14). See more video here.

• Climate-Change Effect on Arctic Algae Could Disrupt Entire Food Chain — See Video Report (PBS.org 11/14/14).

• China Policies Designed to Protect Old-Growth Forests are Failing (ScienceBlog, 11/13/14).

• Escaped Tiger on Prowl in Paris — See Photos & Video (BBC News, 11/13/14). Read more, see more photos here.

• Breakthrough: ESA Probe Lands on Comet, Transmits First Images — See Photos & Video Report (The Telegraph, 11/13/14).  Read more and see more photos and video reports here, here, here and here. See brief, fascinating video tutorials here and here.

• U.S. Military to Stop Using Live Animals in Medical Training (The Boston Globe, 11/13/14).

• Last Remaining Sage Grouse Added to Protected Species List (The Denver Post, 11/13/14)

• Polar Vortex-Spawning Storm Strongest Ever to Hit Alaska (AccuWeather.com, 11/11/14). See news reports here and here. Read more and see more images here and here.

• Robotic Gliders Measure Polar Ice Melt from Below Surface (Science World Report, 11/11/14). Read more here.

• Too Cute to Resist: Adorable, Clumsy Baby Elephants — See Video (Huffington Post, 11/10/14).

• Study: Graves of Ice-Age Babies Offer Clues, Raise Questions about First Native-American Burial Practices — See Video Report (The Washington Post, 11/10/14). Find the study here. Read more, see more images here.

• ESA Makes First-Ever Attempt to Land Robot on Comet (BBC News, 11/10/14). See video reports here and here.

• Save California’s Salton Sea (The New York Times, 11/10/14).

• Nature Is Not Your Friend: Hikers Missing in California Mountains Found Safe (Houston Chronicle, 11/10/14).

• November is Manatee Awareness Month — See Photos (Discovery News, 11/10/14).

• Researchers Identify Virus that Makes Us Dumb (Newsweek, 11/10/14).

• Polar Bears among 31 Species Given Protection in New U.N. Report (ThinkProgress.org, 11/10/14). Read more here.

• Protected Areas Not Being Protected — Listen to Radio Report (Scientific American 11/10/14).

• New Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Says Top Priority is Reining in EPA (ThinkProgress.org, 11/7/14).

• Close Comet Pass Causes Amazing Meteor Showers over Mars, Earthlings Know about It but Can’t Watch It—See Photos & Diagrams (The New York Times, 11/7/14). Read more here and here.

• Documentary Virunga Explores Threats to National Park, Last Mountain Gorillas (NPR, 11/7/14).

• 90-Year-Old Norway Spruce from PA is 2014 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree — See Slide Show (DNA Info, 11/7/14).

• Study: Mexican Bats Competing for Prey Jam Each Other’s Radar — See Photos & Video (University Herald, 11/7/14). Read more, see photos and video, and listen to bat recording here. Find the study here.

• Mummy of Extinct Bison Found Almost Intact in Siberia (The Christian Science Monitor, 11/7/14).

• COSEE Florida Announces Ocean 180 Video Challenge (MarMam, 11/6/14). Learn more here.

• Fireballs Light Up Night Sky in Japan, U.S. (Maine News, 11/5/14)

• Researchers to Collar, Track, Study Black Bears in Alabama — See Photos (Al.com, 11/4/14).

• Unlikely Heroes Tells True Stories of Animal Courage, Compassion (New York Post, 11/2/14). Find the book here and here.

• Study: Penguin Cam Least Stressful Way to Study Skittish Emperor Penguins — See Photos & Video (Science News, 11/2/14). Read more here. Find the study here.

• Once Common Birds Disappearing in Europe (The Guardian, 11/2/14).

• IPCC Report: Fossil Fuels Must Go! (BBC News 11/2/14). Find the 2014 Climate Change report here.

• Ancient Stone Circles Scattered in Middle East Have Scientists Puzzled (Tech Times, 11/1/14).

October 2014

• Study: Water Formed on Earth Millions of Years Earlier than Thought (Phys.org, 10/30/14). Read more here, here and here .

• Fungus Killing Salamanders WorldWide Could Hit U.S. (National Geographic, 10/30/14). Read more here.

• Researchers I.D. New Frog Species in NY, NJ by Unique Call (NJ.com, 10/29/14). Read more here.  Read the study here.

• The Great Invisible Documents Human Causes, Aftermath of Gulf Spill (The New York Times, 10/28/14). See video clips here.

• African Lion Threatened with Extinction (Scientific American, 10/28/14).

• Lava from Kilauea Eruption on the Move on Big Island of Hawaii — See Photos (Miami Herald, 10/27/14).

• Melting Arctic Ice Means Nasty Eurasian Winters — See Photos, Diagrams & Video (Mashable, 10/27/14).

• Researchers to Use Drones to Study Hibernating Polar Bears, Grizzlies — See Photos, Listen to Radio Report (KTOO, 10/26/14).

• Skywatchers Catch Partial Solar Eclipse — See Photos (Space.com, 10/24/14). Learn more here and here.

• Trash Burying Island in Maldives — See Upsetting Photos (Global Voices, 10/24/14).

• Study: Climate Change Prompting Southern Birds to Move North (Science News, 10/23/14).

• 6-Pound Gold Nugget Goes to Auction in San Francisco (Discovery News, 10/23/14).

• Meet Blosom, World’s Tallest Cow — See Photo & Video (Chicago Tribune, 10/22/14).

• Spread of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Fever Creates State of Emergency in Jamaica — See Photos & Video, Listen to Radio Report (PRI, 10/21/14).

• Scientists Releasing Chinese Wasps to Fight Invasive Chinese Beetle Killing Ash Trees in New Hampshire — See Photos, Listen to Radio Report (PRI, 10/21/14).

• National Geographic Announces Best Wildlife Photos of Year — See Images (National Geographic, 10/21/14). See more stunning images here.

• Skywatchers Enjoy Orionid Meteor Shower — See Photos (Huffington Post, 10/21/14). Read more here. See time-lapse video here.

• NASA: 2014 Could Be Hottest Year on Record — See Images & Videos (CBS News, 10/20/14).

• One of Last 7 White Rhinos in World Dies, Leaving Only 1 Breeding Male — See Photos & Video (The Independent, 10/19/14).

• Nature is Not Your Friend: 39 Trekkers Killed in Blizzard in Nepal (The Star Online, 10/18/14). Read more here and here. See news report here.

• Study: Saturn Moon Wobble Could Mean Water Below Dull Surface (Nature World News, 10/16/14). Find the study here.

• Study: 1930s Dust Bowl Result of Once-in-a-Thousand Year Conditions, Aggravated by Human Activities (Scientific American, 10/16/14).

• Study: Ancient Kangaroos Didn’t Hop, They Walked (Sydney Morning Herald, 10/16/14)

• Study: Alligators, Crocs Cooperate, Strategize to Trap Prey (Discovery News, 10/14/14).

• Squid Attacks Greenpeace Submersible — See Video (CTV News, 10/13/14).

• Invader Mussels Taking Over British Rivers (Science Recorder, 10/13/14).

• Study: Ocean Warming Pushing Tropical Fish Out of Tropics (SavingAdvice.com, 10/12/14). Read more here.

• Brown Recluse Spiders Take Over Home — See Photos & Video (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10/10/14).

• Greenpeace Video/Petition Campaign Succeeds: Lego Ends Partnership with Shell (Business Week 10/9/14). See video here.

• Arizona Gardner Stung to Death by Bees (MailOnline, 10/9/14).

• Study: Invasive Species Tougher than Competition (The New York Times 10/9/14).

• Why, Weasel-like, Northwest Fisher Endangered by Cannibas Farmer Pest Poisons (SFGate, 10/9/14).

• Oldest Human Art Yet Discovered Found in Cave in Indonesia — See Photos & Video (BBC News, 10/8/14). Read more here. See more videos  here and here.

• Skywatchers Capture Images of Blood Moon (Los Angeles Times, 10/8/14). See video of Blood Moon setting behind National Mall here. Read more and see NASA video here. See more images here.

• 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Mildest in 30 Years — See Video (CBS News, 10/8/14).

• Zurich Wildlife Park Shoots, Serves Up Own Deer, Boar (RT, 10/8/14).

• Antarctic Ice at Record High Levels — See Photos & Video (The Register, 10/7/14). Read more here. See NASA video here.

• Comet Belches, Space Cam Snaps It — See Images (The Christian Science Monitor, 10/6/14).

• Global Warming Doing More Damage to Oceans than Thought— See Video (The Christian Science Monitor, 10/6/14).

• Researchers Learning More about Little Studied Giraffe — See Images & Video (The New York Times, 10/5/14).

• Satellites Create New, Detailed Map of Ocean Floor — See Images (National Geographic, 10/2/14). Read more and see video here.

• Is Pluto a Planet, Yes or No? Scientists Still Debating — See Images & Video Report (USA Today, 10/2/14).

• Study: Alien Life Out There, But Too Far Away to Make Contact (Discovery News, 10/2/14).

• Danish Company Building “Big U” Seawall around Lower NYC — See Images & Video Report (The Verge, 10/1/14). Read more and see more photos and video here.

• Researchers Watch New Tool Use Spread Among Chimps in Uganda — See Photos & Video (BBC News, 10/1/14). Read more here. Find the study and see more photos and videos here.

• Study: Sharks Have Individual Personalities (BBC News, 10/1/14). Read more here. Locate the study here.

• No Ice Available, 35,000 Walruses Gather on Alaska Beach — See Photos (Newsweek, 10/1/14).

• Study: Satellite ID’s Large Rectanctular Feature on Moon — See Images (BBC News, 10/1/14). Find the full study and see more images here.

 

September 2014

• Study: Tiny Brine Shrimp Have Big Effect on Ocean Currents (Nature World News 9/30/14).

• WWF Study: World Wildlife Down 50% in Last 40 Years (The Guardian 9/29/14).

• Nature is Not Your Friend: At Least 30 Dead after Surprise Volcanic Eruption in Japan — See Photos (Voice of America, 9/28/14). See more photos and video here and  here.

• Study: Half of Earth’s Water Older than Sun (Scientific American, 9/26/14).

• Study: Multicellular Life Developed Millions of Years Earlier Than Previously Believed (Science Codex, 9/25/14).

• White House Announcement Creates Largest Marine Preserve on Earth (National Geographic, 9/24/14).

• 10 American Species Kids May Never See — See Photos (The Washington Post, 9/24/14). Find the report here.

• Rockefeller Foundation Divesting from Fossil Fuels (PRNewser, 9/23/14). Read full announcement here.

• Elephants Have Own Tank, Visitors Can Watch Them Swim at Zurich Zoo — See Photo & Video (Seattle PI, 9/19/14).

• ESA Spacecraft Captures First Close-Ups of a Comet — See Animated Photo Sequence (Business Insider, 9/18/14).

• Advocates Want Freeway Wildlife Crossing for Pumas in Agoura Hills, CA (Los Angeles Times, 9/18/14).

• Study: Violence, Killing Come Naturally to Chimpanzees (The New York Times, 9/17/14). Read more here. Access the study here. See video report here.

• Photo Book Marks 50th Year of Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest — See Photos (The Guardian, 9/17/14)

• Huge Crescent-Shaped Monument Older than Pyramids ID’d in Israel — See Photos (The Christian Science Monitor, 9/16/14). Read more here and here.

• Chinese Sturgeon, an Ancient Species, on Brink of Extinction (Discovery News, 9/15/14).

• Study: Leopards in India Eating Domestic Dogs (Discovery News, 9/14/14)

• Smithsonian Photo Contest Honors  50th Anniversary of Wilderness Act — See Photos (Distractify, 9/14/14).

• CITES Nations Enact Stronger Protections for Sharks, Manta Rays (The Washington Post, 9/12/14)

• Divers Free Entangled Manta — See Video (The Dodo, 9/12/14).

• Study: Researchers Capture Sound of a Single Atom (Huffington Post, 9/12/14). Read more here. Access the study here.

• Double Solar Storms Could Mess with Communications, Transmissions (Reuters, 9/12/14)

• Last Living 9/11 Search Dog Visits Ground Zero — See Photos & Video (Daily News, 9/11/14).

• New Photo Book Celebrates Nocturnal Creatures — See Images (Smithsonian Magazine, 9/11/14).

• Biggest Dinosaur Yet Discovered, the Spinosaurus, Lived, Hunted in Water  — See Photos,  Illustrations & Video (BBC News, 9/11/14). Read more here. See excavation photos here. See the skeleton being assembled here.

• … And that Giant Swimming Dinosaur Ate Giant Sharks (The Australian, 9/13/14).

• Researchers Find Uses for Galveston’s Stinky Seaweed (ABC 13 Eyewitness News 9/10/14).

• Research Question: Why Did Hadrosaurs Leave So Much More Fossilized Skin? (Discovery News, 9/10/14).

• Stonehenge Was Part of Vast Complex of Structures, Not Isolated Site — See Photos & Video Report (The Guardian, 9/9/14)

• Nature Is Not Your Friend: Shark Kills Swimmer Off Sydney, Australia — See Video Report (The Washington Post, 9/9/14). Read more and see more photos and video here.

• Half of All North American Bird Species Threatened by Climate Change (The Guardian 9/8/14).

• This Year’s Harvest Moon is a Supermoon — See Photos (Los Angeles Times, 9/8/14).

• Small Meteorite Hits Near Airport in Nicaragua — See Photos (BBC News, 9/8/14). See video of crater here.

• Study: Dogs Want to Be Petted, Not Praised — See Video Report (Huffington Post, 9/7/14). Read more here. Access the study here.

• Fisherman Bitten by Shark in Waist Deep Water in Alabama — See Photos (Al.com, 9/6/14). Read more here.

• Orange Clownfish — a.k.a. Nemo — May Go On Protected List (West Hawaii Today, 9/6/14).

• Researchers Jumps into Active Volcano — See Photos & Videos (Huffington Post, 9/5/14).

• Another Surprise Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave (Fast Company, 9/5/14).

• 1985 Greenpeace-Ship Bomber Has Photo in 2015 Greenpeace Calendar (stuff.co.nz, 9/4/14).

• U.S. District Judge Finds BP Guilty of Gross Negligence in 2010 Gulf Explosion, Spill —See Photos & Video Report (Bloomberg, 9/4/14). Read more here.

• Fossil of Biggest Land-Dwelling Dinosaur Yet Discovered Found in Patagonia — See Photos, Illustration & Video (The New York Times, 9/4/14). See more photos and video here and here. See the full study and other photos and visuals here.

• Lake Erie Algae: Big Problem Gets Big Money (WKYC.com, 9/3/14)

• Mushroom-Shaped Sea Creature Defies Scientific Categorization — See Photos (National Geographic News, 9/3/14). Read more, see more photos here and here.

August 2014

• Major Hurricane-Turned-Storm Brings Big Surf to California — See Video & Slideshow (USA Today, 8/27/14). See more video here.

• Ugh! Wasps Build Huge Nest in Unused Bedroom (Sky News, 8/27/14)

• 20 Species of Coral Listed as Threatened (National Geographic, 8/28/14). Learn more here.

• Iceland’s Seabird Colonies Disappearing (National Geographic, 8/27/14).

• Mystery of Death Valley’s Moving Rocks Solved — See Photos (Nature World News, 8/27/14).

• U.N. Climate Change Panel Report: We’re Screwed (USA Today, 8/27/14). Learn more here and here.

• Ospreys Loaded with Chemicals, Consequences Unclear (National Geographic, 8/26/14)

• Divers Encounter, Film Massive Mola Mola Off Malta — See Video (The Dodo, 8/26/14)

• Plastics, Plastics Everywhere… (The New York Times, 8/25/14)

• Great White Spotted Too Close to Shore Off Massachusetts Beach — See Photos (Daily Mail, 8/25/14).

• Hundreds of Underwater Gas Plumes Discovered Bubbling Along East Coast — See Photos (CBS News, 8/25/14). Learn more here.

• Sea Plankton on Surface of Space Station Rode Earth’s Winds (The Guardian, 8/21/14). Learn more here.

• Study: Is Atlantic Ocean (Briefly) Stalling Global Warming? (National Geographic, 8/21/14)

• Nestle’s Announces New Humane Standards for Animal-Product Suppliers (The New York Times, 8/20/14).

• New Zealand Bans Shark-Finning (The Washington Post, 8/20/14).

• Report: Poachers Killed 100,000 Elephants in 3 Years (National Geographic, 8/18/14).

• Giant Alligator Caught in Alabama — See Photos (AJC.com, 8/18/14). See news report here.

• Birds Flying through Mojave Solar Plant Skies Being Cooked Alive — See Video Report (Syracuse.com, 8/18/14).

• Manatee Could Lose “Endangered” Status (Los Angeles Times, 8/15/14). Read more here.

• Sylvia Earle Discusses New Book, Documentary about Work and Life (National Geographic 8/15/14).

• Wild Marmot Sticks Nose in Camera — See Video (Mail Online, 8/15/14).

• 2 New Venomous Jellyfish ID’s in Australia (Discovery News 8/15/14).

• Meet Florida’s Newest Invasive Species, the Tegu — See Photos (The New York Times, 8/4/14).

• Thousands of Jellyfish-Like Creatures Wash Up on West Coast Beaches — See Photo (LiveScience 8/1/14).

July 2014

• Scientists Create Transparent Mouse (San Jose Mercury News, 7/31/14).

• Octopus Mom Broods Eggs for 4 Years Off California — See Photos and Video Report  (BBC News, 7/30/14). Read more and see more video here.

• Huge Mayfly Swarms Hit Western Wisconsin (Maine News 7/26/14).

• Dog Faints from Joy when Owner Returns after 2 Years — See Video (Today, 7/25/14).

• Giant Winged Insect ID’d in China — See Photo (Mail Online 7/24/14).

• New Support for Theory that Tyrannosaurs Hunted in Packs (The Guardian 7/23/14).

• Study: Dogs Get Jealous (The Dallas Morning News, 7/23/14). Read more here.

• WalMart, Chick-Fil-A to Build on Endangered Florida Forestland (Climate Progress, 7/16/14). Read more here.

• Wild Swans Surf the Waves — See Video (Live Science, 7/11/14)

• Millions of Anchovies Shoal Off California Beach — See Video (Tech Times, 7/11/14).

• Remotely Operated Research Sub Captures Footage of Strange-Looking Sea Creature — See Photos & Video (The DoDo, 7/8/14)

• Giant Halibut Caught off Alaska — See Photo (Alaska Dispatch News, 7/7/14).

• Scalloped Hammerheads First Shark to Make Endangered Species List (Scientific American 7/7/14).

• “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” Finalists Announced — See Photos (Distractify, 7/5/14). See more photos here.

• Study: Wild Chimps Use Gestures to Communicate — See Video, Diagrams, Photo — (io9.com, 7/4/14).

• Study: Scorpions Build Sophisticated Burrows (Discovery News, 7/2/14).

• Study: Devil Rays Dive to 6,000 Feet (Nature World News, 7/1/14).

• Study: Emperor Penguins Could Face Extinction (The Nation, 7/1/14).

June 2014

• Advocates Want Wild Mustangs Listed as Endangered Species (Reno Gazette-Journal, 6/28/14).

• Thousands of Garter Snakes Gather to Mate in Manitoba — See Video (National Geographic, 6/26/14).

• Wood Stork Rebounds, Downgraded from “Endangered” to “Threatened“ (USA Today, 6/26/14). Read more here and here.

• Is Oil, Gas Drilling Source of Earthquakes in Oklahoma? — See Video Report (The Christian Science Monitor, 6/26/14).

• Researcher Learns Secret of Disco Clam’s Colored Lights — See Photo (RedOrbit.com, 6/25/14). See video here.

• Study: Monarch Butterflies Use Magnetic Fields for Navigation (Discovery News, 6/24/14).

• Researchers Tag, Track 1-Ton Female Great White — See Videos (CNN, 6/24/14).

• Spring Rains Make Poison Ivy More Potent (USA Today 6/23/14).

• Baby Rhino Born via A.I. 10 Years After Donor-Father’s Death (Today, 6/22/14).

• Fabian Cousteau, Grandson of Jacques, to Live Underwater for 30 Days (Daily Digest News, 6/22/14).

• Nature Is Not Your Friend: 2 Lucky Boaters Picked Up 14 Hours after Falling in Ocean (Los Angeles Times, 6/22/14).

• Nature Is Not Your Friend: Missing Veteran Hiker Found Dead (Los Angeles Times 6/21/14).

• U.S. Creates Task Force to Address Decline in Honeybee Populations (BBC News, 6/20/14).

• Great White Shark Populations Increasing in U.S. Waters (TalkRadio 790 KABC, 6/20/14).

May 2014

• Farley Mowat, Friend and Champion of Nature, Dies at 92 — See Video  (The Star, 5/7/14). Read more here.

• Photographer Captures Gorgeous Image of Moonrise, Ocean, Milky Way — See Photo (Space.com, 5/7/14)

• Chicks in Hats, Literally — See the Adorable Photos (Huffington Post, 5/6/14). See more photos here.

January 2014

• Huge Solar Flare May Bring Northern Lights to Northern States Tonight, Tomorrow Night — See Video (Syracuse.com, 1/8/14). Read more here.

• Year-Old Photo of Lighthouse Caked in Ice Goes Viral during Polar Vortex (USA Today, 1/8/14).

• Polar Vortex Hits Hard — Climate-Change at Work? (The New York Times, 1/6/14). See news  report here.

• Sci-Fi Sounding “Polar Vortex” Could Bring Recording-Breaking Cold to Midwest, Northeast (Inland News Today 1/4/14). Read more here and here. See news reports here and here. See CNN Storm photo gallery here.

• Big Island of Hawaii Wrestles with Banning GMO (The New York Times 1/4/14).

• Flower Trapped in Amber Caught in Ancient Act of Reproduction (International Business Times, 1/4/14). Read more here, here and here.

• Helicopter from Chinese Icebreaker Ferries Passengers on Trapped Russian Ship to Australian Icebreaker — See Great Video Report (The Sydney Morning Herald, 1/3/14). Read more and see more video here, here and here. See Nat Geo photos here. 

• …But Now Chinese Icebreaker Also Trapped — See Images (BBC News, 1/3/14). Read more here.

• U.S. Icebreaker Heads to Free Both Ships (CNN, 1/4/14). Read more and see photos of U.S. ship here and here.

• Study: Cooler La Niña Ocean Temps Slow Antarctic Ice Melt (HNGN, 1/3/14.

• Study: Eerie Earthquake Lights Are Real, More Common Near Faults — See Images (LiveScience 1/3/14). See more images and video here.

• Cheerios Goes Non GMO (Los Angeles Times, 1/3/14). Read more here.

• First Snow, Then Brutal Cold Head East — See News Reports (NBC News, 1/2/14).

• Study: Dogs Orient North-South When Answering Nature’s Call (The Christian Science Monitor, 1/2/14).

• Study: Current CO2 Emissions Will Raise Temps 4°C by 2100 (Science Recorder, 1/1/14).

• Netherlands Group Picks 1,058 Applicants for First Colony on Mars (CBS News 1/1/14). Learn more here.