A mysterious increase in gray whale deaths has scientists concerned

CNN – Ocean scientists fear the number of dead gray whales washing up on the US West Coast this year is at the highest level in nearly two decades. As of Thursday evening, 58 gray whales had washed ashore from California to Alaska, compared to…

Spectacular photo of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly

The “transformation” of a caterpillar into a butterfly is a wonderful process. The caterpillar eats the leaves where it lives and grows, then turns into a pupa. In the cocoon, the pupa develops into a butterfly and then rubs its back against the cocoon until it punctures to become a butterfly and then flies out. Down here …