Researchers See ‘Future of an Entire Species’ in Ultrasound Technique

Kristin Aquilino, a scientist at the University of California, Davis, knows that expectations are only disappointments in disguise. For the past decade she has led the school’s white abalone captive breeding program, which aims to bring the marine mollusk back from the brink of extinction. Last June, he and his colleagues deported snails held in …

A Parasitic Wasp Unmasked: One Species Is Actually 16 Species

The tiny, iridescent Ormyrus labotus has always looked suspicious to a parasitoid wasp. It wasn’t the wasp’s stunning beauty—wasps may be traditionally attractive, too—but it’s a life strategy. Parasitoid wasps lay their eggs on or inside other insects and arthropods, and the larvae come out when they hatch. Each parasitoid wasp species tends to prefer …

Australia Declares Koalas as Endangered Species

SYDNEY, Australia — The Australian government on Friday declared the koala an endangered species as drought, bushfires, disease and habitat loss have dramatically reduced the numbers of an animal that is emblematic of the country’s unique wildlife. The announcement by the country’s environment minister comes two years after a parliamentary investigation estimated koalas might be …

‘A Man Named Scott’ Review: Bending Species, Dealing with Struggles

In “A Man Named Scott,” a documentary about Shia LaBeouf, a longtime friend of the genre-defiant rapper, and one of his superfans, Timothée Chalamet, he is among the men who say Cudi has helped them open up emotionally. They accept Cudi for reshaping hip-hop on their own terms. But director Robert Alexander’s documentary doesn’t just …