The science world has added an unusual tribute to the long list of accolades bestowed on Nelson Mandela, naming a prehistoric woodpecker after South Africa's first black president, who turns 94 Wednesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Smokey Bear has done such a good job stomping out forest fires the past half-century that a woodpecker that's survived for millions of years by eating beetle larvae in burned trees is in danger of going extinct in parts of the West, according to... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) is seen on a tree in Studencice, central Slovenia August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic (SLOVENIA ANIMALS)... [Full Article]