[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Anti-poaching operations in protected areas were paused or restricted to limit the spread of COVID-19, leaving populations of threatened species like the African lion vulnerable. Now these areas are confronting COVID-19’s economic fallout, and research suggests that illegal hunting, mining, deforestation, and bushmeat consumption all tend to increase during downturns. Safari tours and […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The Trump administration published a list of Chinese and Russian companies with alleged military ties that restrict them from buying a wide range of U.S. goods and technology. China urged the United States to stop what it called erroneous actions and treat all companies in an equal way.
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Israeli archaeologists and masons, drawing on relics and historical texts, have recreated the sacred flooring of the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem so it can be experienced today. This recreation is based off the same temple that Jesus entered in the Gospels.
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A new species of Orchid has been dubbed “the ugliest orchid in the world” by the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London. Gastrodia agnicellus, is one of 156 plants and fungi named by Kew scientists and their partners around the world in 2020.
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere were treated an early Christmas gift with a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event. The solar system’s two biggest planets appeared to have crossed paths in what astronomers call the “Great Conjunction.”
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] President Donald Trump signed legislation that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to American auditing standards.
Rachel Stevens, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] An investigation in the Portland area started in panic and ended with laughter as a sheriff’s deputy investigated a big cat sighting, turning out to be a large stuffed animal cheetah. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said southwest Portland residents reported seeing a big cat with spots in a […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A scientific expedition high in the Bolivian Andes discovered new 20 species including the so called “lilliputian frog” plus four rediscovered species including the “devil-eyed frog” previously thought to be extinct.
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted followed by an earthquake that struck at the volcano’s south flank. Residents were urged to stay indoors as steam clouded the sky and ash fell.
Michael Cardinal, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] President Donald Trump has called on Congress to amend the stimulus package, passed on Monday, calling the $2.3 trillion package a “disgrace” and not meeting Americans in need. In a video posted to Twitter, President Trump blasted the bill for providing funding to foreign countries, lobbyists, and special interest […]
