When NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean this month after their historic journey around the moon, they were first greeted by four U.S. Navy divers. The diving medical team — Lt. Col. Jesse Wang, Senior Hospital Corporal Ruddy Aldridge, Hospital Corporal Vlad Link, and Hospital Corporal 1st Class Steve Capala — … Read more
These spiders are not only fearsome predators, but they also have a frighteningly calculated way of luring and capturing their prey. orbweaver spider Hilary Kladke/Getty Images Firefly spiders eat fireflies, but only the males. This is because only the male can fly and is therefore confined to the nest. Fireflies (hidden terminal) Flashes to attract … Read more
Days after a 10-song Coachella DJ set that may have won him a new audience, Moby announced on April 16 that he will be donating all proceeds from his festival gigs to animal welfare organizations, including the nonprofit Mercy for Animals. The move is in line with the artist’s long-standing claims that his vegan lifestyle … Read more
The high-pitched chirping of cicadas echoes through the heavy air, and the forest behind us shimmers in the midday heat. The black-bellied dove, invisible in the tree canopy, urges me to work harder, work harder, work harder, but my wet shirt and red skin insist that I already am. The pigeons won and I continued … Read more