Matthew Russell
Articles by Matthew Russell
Underwater Photographer Saves Giant Sea Turtle After Savage Shark Attack
A 300-pound loggerhead sea turtle, torn up and barely floating, was spotted off the Florida Keys with a flipper nearly severed and deep wounds to the face.
Underwater Photographer Saves Giant Sea Turtle After Savage Shark Attack
A 300-pound loggerhead sea turtle, torn up and barely floating, was spotted off the Florida Keys with a flipper nearly severed and deep wounds to the face.
Scientists Bring the Dire Wolf Back from Extinction After 13,000 Years
For 13,000 years, the dire wolf has been nothing more than fossilized memory and fantasy fiction. Now, three pups—engineered from ancient DNA and born under the watch of a billion-dollar...
Scientists Bring the Dire Wolf Back from Extinction After 13,000 Years
For 13,000 years, the dire wolf has been nothing more than fossilized memory and fantasy fiction. Now, three pups—engineered from ancient DNA and born under the watch of a billion-dollar...
Plastic Foam Chokes Our Oceans and Threatens Marine Life
Foam fragments drift through the waves like silent intruders, poisoning wildlife and littering coastlines with shards of plastic. Our oceans are under siege, and the lasting damage could affect every...
Plastic Foam Chokes Our Oceans and Threatens Marine Life
Foam fragments drift through the waves like silent intruders, poisoning wildlife and littering coastlines with shards of plastic. Our oceans are under siege, and the lasting damage could affect every...
Shelters Struggle to Save Kittens as Springtime Surge Pushes Limits
Kitten season may sound adorable, but it’s a heartbreaking challenge for animal shelters every year. With cats reproducing at an overwhelming rate, shelters find themselves overcrowded, under-resourced, and forced to...
Shelters Struggle to Save Kittens as Springtime Surge Pushes Limits
Kitten season may sound adorable, but it’s a heartbreaking challenge for animal shelters every year. With cats reproducing at an overwhelming rate, shelters find themselves overcrowded, under-resourced, and forced to...
Activists Fight to Free Latin America’s Last Captive Orca After Decades of Isolation
For over 30 years, Kshamenk, the last captive orca in Latin America, has lived alone in a concrete tank.
Activists Fight to Free Latin America’s Last Captive Orca After Decades of Isolation
For over 30 years, Kshamenk, the last captive orca in Latin America, has lived alone in a concrete tank.
Methane Pollution Is Pushing the Planet to the Brink
Methane is a dangerous super-pollutant, trapping 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide. U.S. oil and gas operations are leaking far more methane than reported, accelerating climate change and threatening...
Methane Pollution Is Pushing the Planet to the Brink
Methane is a dangerous super-pollutant, trapping 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide. U.S. oil and gas operations are leaking far more methane than reported, accelerating climate change and threatening...