Nez Perce Tribe trying to reestablish eel-like fishes in Idaho river

Good News Notes: “Biologists say some people might think when they first see a Pacific lamprey that it’s a snake, or possibly an eel. But they would be wrong. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the lamprey are eel-like primitive fishes that lack the jaws and paired fins of true fishes. Like salmon,…

Deep sea expedition uncovers 30 new species, plus longest-known animal

Good News Notes: “The expedition was conducted by scientists from the Western Australian Museum, Curtin University, Geoscience Australia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Schmidt Ocean Institute. Over the course of 20 dives and 180 hours, the team explored the Ningaloo Canyons in the Indian Ocean down to depths of 4,500 m (14,765 ft). Using a…

Tennessee man, 81, saved by shelter cat when venomous snake slithers in

Good News Notes: “Nelson adopted Shelly from a local shelter for companionship.” “Nelson, a stroke victim, heard a noise in the middle of the night last week and thought it was the cat playing.” “But, two days later, he found the dead snake, according to the station.” View the whole story here: https://www.foxnews.com/us/shelter-cat-tennessee-man-venomous-snake.print