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Bronx Zoo Tiger Did Not Get A Human Coronavirus Test

Nadia, the Bronx Zoo tiger recently diagnosed with coronavirus, did NOT deprive a potentially infected person from getting a COVID-19 test

Tiger Tests Positive For Coronavirus At US Zoo

The big cat is the first non-domesticated animal to test positive for coronavirus and is one of seven big cats at the Bronx Zoo with coronavirus symptoms

This Biological Battery Inspired By Electric Eels Could Soon Power Your Pacemaker

Sometimes used by aquariums to light Christmas trees, electric eels are teaching scientists how to create bio-batteries that can keep your implantable medical devices functioning forever

What’s Killing California’s Sea Otters?

A recent study has identified which strains of a common parasite carried by cats is killing sea otters along the coast of California

Use Science To Keep Your Pets Cool During A Heatwave

Baby, it’s hot outside, and considering that climate change is intensifying, it’s only going to get hotter — and longer. So how can you keep your pets and other animals under your care cool in this heat?

Use Science To Keep Your Pets Cool During A Heatwave

Baby, it’s hot outside, and considering that climate change is intensifying, it’s only going to get hotter — and longer. So how can you keep your pets and other animals under your care cool in this heat?

Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Hitch Rides On Australian Gulls

We gave deadly “superbugs” to the gulls, now they may give them back to us

Use Science To Help Your Dog Survive Fireworks (And Thunderstorms)

When the fireworks, thunderstorms or other sudden, loud noises start, help your noise-phobic dog deal with it using science

Bird Therapy: On The Healing Effects Of Watching Birds

An uplifting and hopeful memoir about how becoming connected to the natural world helped teacher and author Joe Harkness to deal with serious mental health issues, and could help you too

Rat Poison Is Killing San Francisco’s Parrots Of Telegraph Hill

A common rat poison has sickened or killed more than 150 feral parrots from the famous flock that resides in the Telegraph Hill area in north San Francisco