Tuesday May 21 | EurekAlert!
New penguin book features beloved birds and conservation threats
These are Magellanic penguins on the shore of coastal Patagonia in Argentina. A new book on the world's penguins highlights both the diversity of these endearing, flightless birds as well... A new book on the world's penguins highlights both the diversity of these endearing, flightless birds as well as the many threats faced by these species, ... (more)
Worst-Ever Right Whale Die-Off Continues to Puzzle
Scientists still don't know why hundreds of baby southern right whales are turning up dead around Patagonia, a decade after observers first saw signs of the worst die-off on record for the species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society .
Open space said to lift home prices
Homes in neighborhoods that incorporate protected open space command prices 20 to 29 percent higher than those without open space, says a new study by a Colorado State University multidisciplinary research team that included Wildlife Conservation Society scientist Sarah Reed.
The images of fish consumption by white-lipped peccaries were taken by Douglas Fernandes in the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands one morning back in 2011.
Eye On New York: A Big Weekend For The Bronx Zoo, A Motown Musical, And More
With the Broadway awards season heating up CBS 2's Dana Tyler takes a look at Motown The Musical.
NY Aquarium Recovers From Hurricane Sandy
The New York Aquarium will partially reopen on May 25, a milestone that will be celebrated about seven months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the 14-acre aquarium campus.