CHRISTINA LARSON | Press Register

Home

A dead green sea turtle washes up on the beach in the Khor Kalba Conservation Reserve, in the city of Kalba, on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. More than one in five species of reptiles worldwide, including the green sea turtle, are threatened with extinction, according to a comprehensive new assessment of thousands of species published Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in the journal Nature. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

One-fifth of reptiles worldwide face risk of extinction
By CHRISTINA LARSON - AP Science Writer
Wed,04/27/22-10:28AM , 232 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even the king cobra is “vulnerable.” More than 1 in 5 species of reptiles worldwide are threatened with extinction, according to a comprehensive new assessment of thousands of species published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
Click Here to Read More

In this May 2019 photo provided by the Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project, dolphins swim together in the Potomac River between Lewisetta and Smith Point, Va. Dolphins are extremely playful animals and often swim close together, sometimes even touching fins. "We call it holding hands," says Janet Mann, who directs the nonprofit Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project. This photo was made under NOAA NMFS permit numbers 19403 and 23782. (Ann-Marie Jacoby/Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project via AP)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Dolphins' playful social habits form bonds, but spread virus
By CHRISTINA LARSON - AP Science Writer
Thu,04/07/22-12:18AM , 281 Reads
REEDVILLE, Va. (AP) — Three young male dolphins simultaneously break the water’s surface to breathe — first exhaling, then inhaling — before slipping back under the waves of the Chesapeake Bay.

“A perfect sync,” said Janet Mann, a dolphin researcher watching from a small skiff.
Click Here to Read More

This photo provided by Sherri and Brock Fenton/AAAS in March 2022 shows a vampire bat in flight. According to a report published Friday, March 25, 2022 in the journal Science Advances, scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of only blood. (Sherri and Brock Fenton/AAAS via AP)

AP
free content

Scientists figure out how vampire bats got a taste for blood
By CHRISTINA LARSON - AP Science Writer
Fri,03/25/22-1:01PM , 351 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood.
Click Here to Read More

In this photo provided by Estelle Shuttleworth in February 2022, bald eagles compete for a deer carcass in Montana. While the bald eagle population has rebounded from the brink of extinction since the U.S. banned the pesticide DDT was banned in the U.S. in 1972, harmful levels of toxic lead were found in the bones of 46% of bald eagles sampled in 38 states, from California to Florida, researchers reported in the journal Science on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (Estelle Shuttleworth via AP)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Nearly half of US bald eagles suffer lead poisoning
By CHRISTINA LARSON - AP Science Writer
Thu,02/17/22-1:06PM , 251 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic lead exposure, according to a study published Thursday.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to CHRISTINA LARSON