Katy Stublen

Katy Stublen is a dedicated content creator, writer, and editor who channels her passion for animals into her work for an animal-focused blog. With a lifelong love for creatures of all kinds, she combines her skills in storytelling and research to produce engaging, educational content. An avid animal enthusiast deepening her understanding of their behaviors and needs. Her curiosity and commitment to learning make her a trusted voice in the animal community, as she strives to inspire others to appreciate and advocate for the well-being of all species.

Why Bering Sea’s 10 Billion Snow Crabs Vanished and What that Means

September 17, 2025 by Katy Stublen

Scientists finally solved one of the ocean’s most devastating climate mysteries.

©Image license via Wikimedia Commons/Nishimuraya Kinosaki Onsen

Between 2018 and 2021, more than 10 billion snow crabs disappeared from Alaska’s Bering Sea in what scientists now recognize as one of the largest marine die-offs ever recorded. The mystery that devastated fishing communities and baffled researchers for years has finally been solved.

The collapse wasn’t gradual or expected. One moment, the eastern Bering Sea teemed with what appeared to be a record-breaking population of snow crabs, and then they simply vanished, leaving behind empty crab pots and shattered livelihoods across remote Alaskan communities.

New Landslides Linked to Climate Change Are Hitting Minnesota’s Growing Cities

September 16, 2025 by Katy Stublen

Heavy rains are destabilizing hillsides faster than urban planners can adapt.

Minnesota, a state better known for snowstorms and lakes, is seeing a new kind of natural disaster unfold on its bluffs and hillsides. Intense rainfall, supercharged by climate change, is triggering landslides and rockfalls that threaten homes, highways, and neighborhoods in growing urban centers. The risk is no longer confined to rural areas—it’s arriving in Duluth, St. Paul, and smaller cities along the Mississippi River.

Scientists have warned that warmer air holds more moisture, producing heavier bursts of rain that overwhelm soils and slopes. Now, those warnings are visible in real time. The question hanging over city planners isn’t whether another slope will fail, but which community will be next. Minnesota’s fast-growing cities are suddenly realizing they sit on terrain more fragile than they ever imagined.

Illegal Gold Mining & Mercury Pollution are Poisoning People and Wildlife, Creating Crisis Across Mexico

September 16, 2025 by Katy Stublen

A surge in unregulated mining has unleashed toxic fallout across entire regions.

Rising gold prices have fueled a rush of illegal mining operations across Mexico, and with them comes a hidden contaminant—mercury. The toxic metal is used to extract gold from ore, but once released into rivers and soils, it spreads far beyond mining pits. Communities, wildlife, and even distant food chains are now absorbing the costs.

Scientists and activists warn that the scale of mercury pollution rivals some of the country’s most urgent environmental crises. From the Sierra Madre mountains to river valleys downstream, mercury contamination is leaving a signature in fish, farmland, and human blood samples. The boom may be enriching cartels and small operators, but it is also spreading poison in ways that will last for generations.

Millions of Kangaroos Die in Drought While Australia Debates Killing Them Faster

September 16, 2025 by Katy Stublen

Extreme drought and new culling laws put kangaroos at the center of Australia’s survival struggle.

The story of kangaroos in Australia has never been straightforward. For some, they are symbols of the continent, bounding across postcards and tourism ads. For farmers, they are competitors for grass and water, especially in regions where every blade of pasture matters. That conflict has only sharpened in recent years as droughts kill millions naturally, while governments debate new legislation to make killing them easier.

The contrast is jarring. In 2019, during one of Australia’s harshest droughts in decades, reports described paddocks strewn with carcasses as kangaroos starved or collapsed from thirst. Now, instead of relief, new policies are expanding commercial culling quotas. The country is faced with a paradox—kangaroos are dying in staggering numbers, yet lawmakers argue that more killing is the solution.

Asteroids Big Enough to Level Cities Are Passing Earth With Only Days’ Notice

September 16, 2025 by Katy Stublen

Gaps in detection systems leave humanity relying on luck more than readiness.

The last few months have offered a stark reminder of how fragile Earth’s defenses really are. NASA confirmed that a newly discovered asteroid, roughly the size of a football field, passed within 40,000 miles of Earth in early August—closer than many satellites. The unsettling part wasn’t its size but the fact that astronomers spotted it only two days before it zipped past.

That asteroid, cataloged as 2024 OK1, isn’t unique. Dozens of city-killer–scale rocks are detected only after they’ve already buzzed the planet. The weak spots in global monitoring systems—limited telescope coverage, poor southern hemisphere visibility, and patchy funding—mean Earth’s safety often comes down to chance. The data make clear that for now, the planet is playing catch-up with the solar system.