Critters
March 4, 2024
Why a Rare Underwater Worm May Be Key to Saving Baffin Bay
Marine scientists are trying to save reef-building serpulid worms, which keep fish (and anglers) coming. Can they resurrect the reef in time?
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Critters
November 20, 2023
Texas Birders Are Cuckoo for the Cattle Tyrant, Never Before Seen in North America
Folks are flocking to Corpus Christi to see the little yellow flier, which may have blown 2,600 miles off-course in a storm.
Critters
October 25, 2023
This Texas Scientist Trains Dogs to Sniff Out Invasive Species
Nathaniel Hall’s canines can also find pollutants and agricultural pests.
Critters
July 25, 2023
Emerald Ash Borers Are Decimating Texas Trees. Wasps Might Help Defeat Them.
As the invasive beetle carves a path through Texas, state and federal officials are searching for solutions.
Critters
June 7, 2023
The Grackle and the Tennis Ball: A Love Story
It’s, uh, kind of X-rated.
Critters
May 29, 2023
In Wichita Falls, Airport Officials Are Waging War on Egrets
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a bird crashing into a plane!
Critters
April 6, 2023
Purple Martins Are on the Wing in Texas
The majestic birds nest only in houses built by human “landlords.”