Interesting In General
The school's role in bullying prevention
Several recent high-profile cases raise questions about adult accountability.
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Farmers brace for swarms of grasshoppers
The crawling masses of hoppers can eat every blade of grass on a 10,000-acre farm.
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An arrow crab, Stenorhynchus seticornis. One of the most uneven ratios of exoskeleton to everything else you’re likely to find in the crustacean world.
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photo: Lida via flickr.
It's long been known that many animal species somehow are aware of impending natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis, but new research shows that common toads can sense earthquakes up to three days in advance.
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Photo credit: Steve Winter and National Geographic
The endangered snow leopard is famously elusive: Not only do fewer than 7,000 remain in the wild, but the animals are notorious for avoiding humans and camouflaging themselves on rocky ledges.
Snow Leopards are in danger from poachers, habitat loss, and neighboring herders who shoot them to protect their livestock--which is why Panthera and the Snow Leopard Trust are working on tracking a group of five Mongolian snow leopards via GPS collars. These photos from the field scientists offer an unusual look at these rarely-seen cats.
Screen capture via Life episode preview
Sunday's upcoming episode of Life - the groundbreaking documentary series from the Discovery Channel and the BBC - is all about creatures of the deep. I've always been a fanatic of ocean documentaries, so this one is particularly exciting. And that's because in no small part it emphasizes how little we still know about what lives in the farthest reaches of Earth's ecosystems. Here on TreeHugger, we're constantly hearing about crazy new discoveries from the deep. I dug up a few of my favorites from the last few months, including crabs that eat sunken ships and whales that steal cod from fishing lines. Check out our favorite deep sea stories.
Article continues: Creatures of the Deep a Focus for Upcoming Life Episode
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