CT Eco-Trivia and Awesome Nature Facts for Grownups

07/28/2026

Everything's connected to everything.

Invasive rats on tropical islands are creating winners and losers among the tiny underwater animals near the bottom of the food chain that inhabit surrounding coral reefs. Scientists say the changes to these marine ecosystems can rewire food chains on the reefs.

06/28/2026

This is a really neat insight into one way speciation occurs due to the actions of individual animals.

Gracie the giraffe is missing no more. Officials say she was spotted early on June 26 and will be captured and brought home.

06/06/2026

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The lawmakers sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture opposing plans to close the U.S. Forest Service research and development center in Hamden.

05/26/2026

Over the past few decades, heat waves have become more common in several parts of the world as our planet warms. That's a huge problem for many animals, as it can lead to habitat loss and push their bodies to lethal thresholds. However, one penguin species appears to be adapting to these extreme con...

05/19/2026

Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area

Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby u...

05/18/2026

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05/14/2026

It turns out even wasps are magnetic!

As married research professors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dustin Gilbert and Anne Murray often discuss their work once they get home each night. Their fields of study rarely crossover. That changed six years ago, however, and it was insects that sparked the intersection.

05/11/2026

Happy 100th to David Attenborough! I just learned this bit of trivia today!

05/09/2026

Trivia question?
What's the Oldest River In the World? It's So Old It Passed Through Pangea

It's not easy figuring out the age of a river.