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Boy Pulls 4-Inch Megalodon Tooth from a Jersey Shore Jetty
When a Pennsylvania boy slipped his hand into a crack in a Jersey Shore rock jetty, he pulled out something…
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Why Thousands of Hawks Fill the Sky for 2 Weeks in September
Every September, solitary broad-winged hawks undergo a dramatic transformation, abandoning their reclusive forest lives to swirl together in massive, sky-filling…
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Scientists Tracked This Skull-Marked Moth Nearly 56 Miles in One Night
The death's-head hawkmoth wears a human skull on its back and squeaks like a toy when threatened, but scientists just…
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The Spider That Breathes Underwater with a Silk Gill
One small spider has cracked a problem that stumped human engineers for centuries, building a portable underwater breathing device from…
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Monkeys Steal Half of Nepal Farmers’ Maize Each Year
Nepal's Himalayan farmers have cultivated the same terraced hillsides for thousands of years, but a growing wave of wildlife raids…
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The Ant That Weeds, Guards, and Dies for Its Tree
A tiny ant spends its entire life weeding, fighting, and dying for a single tree, and the tree returns the…
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Your Dog Knows If You’re Scared or Sad and Science Explains Why
Brain scans of dogs watching human faces revealed something researchers never expected: not all negative emotions look the same to…
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Great Whites, Goblin Sharks, and the Order That Rules the Sea
From a shark that extends its jaws like a slingshot to a gentle giant the size of a school bus,…
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The Sea Slug That Steals Chloroplasts and Lives on Sunlight
A tiny sea slug living along the Atlantic coast has cracked a biological puzzle that has stumped scientists for decades,…
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How a Flatworm Turns Snail Eyestalks into Fake Caterpillars
A tiny parasitic flatworm has found a grotesque way to hijack one of nature's most timid creatures, transforming it into…
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How a Frog Survives 8 Months Frozen with No Heartbeat
Every winter, the wood frog stops its own heart, lets its body freeze solid, and somehow wakes up in spring…
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New Reef Fish No Bigger Than a Paperclip Named for the Sunrise
Fishers off the eastern tip of Java recently pulled two vivid orange fish from shallow waters, and what researchers found…
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How Hoatzin Chicks Use Dinosaur-Like Claws to Escape Predators
Hidden deep in the Amazon, hoatzin chicks carry a secret that connects living birds to the age of dinosaurs, and…
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Hundreds of Shark Bites, Zero Deaths, and the Science Behind It
One Florida county has logged hundreds of shark bites over the past century and a half, yet its record holds…
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Scientists Are Preparing Panama’s Golden Frogs for Life Outdoors
For the first time since the early 2000s, critically endangered Panamanian golden frogs are feeling rain again, and what scientists…
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Extinct on Paper: 2 Hawaiian Insects Found Thriving Against the Odds
Hawaii's rarest insects have a way of vanishing quietly, island by island, until scientists assume they're gone for good. But…
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The Moth with a Skull on Its Back Squeaks Like a Toy
A moth infamous for the human skull emblazoned across its back has another unsettling trick up its sleeve, one that…
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Do Earwigs Actually Crawl into Your Ear and Lay Eggs?
For 2,000 years, the earwig has carried one of nature's most unsettling reputations, and the truth about what this creature…
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Loa Loa the Worm That Migrates Across a Living Human Eye
A tiny worm slowly crawling across the surface of a living human eye sounds like something from a horror film,…
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Red Crossbills Change Their ‘Accent’ Without Losing Their Identity
Red crossbills carry a beak built like a pair of tweezers and a voice that shifts to match whoever they…
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That Viral Baby Goat Will Weigh 90 Pounds One Day
That tiny goat sitting in someone's palm looks irresistible, but owning one comes with surprises most viral videos never mention.…
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Why Your Porch Light Is Silencing Firefly Love Songs
One in three North American firefly species faces extinction, and a surprising culprit is lurking right outside your front door…
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The Hidden Layer That Makes Bioactive Terrariums Thrive
Most bioactive terrarium builders obsess over plants and critters, but a single overlooked layer at the bottom quietly determines whether…
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The Comic Book Ad That Unleashed Caimans on Florida
A comic book ad once let kids order live reptiles through the mail, and the consequences are still unfolding in…
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Watch a Snail Appear to Melt into a Water Droplet
Something strange happens the moment a snail touches a water droplet, and the physics behind it will make you rethink…
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Rescued Twice, Alpine the Manatee Finally Swims Free
Found as an orphan, rescued a second time after a setback, and nursed back to health across multiple facilities, one…
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Firefighters Face Rattlesnakes as Utah’s Bonneville Fire Burns
When wildfire swept through Salt Lake City's rocky foothills, it flushed out a venomous neighbor most residents never knew lived…
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This Tiny Bat Weighs as Much as a Teaspoon of Salt
A Nigerian biologist stumbled upon a bat so rare it had vanished from scientific records for decades, hidden inside a…
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New Spider Species Launches Ants into a Spring-Loaded Silk Trap
A tiny spider in the rainforests of Queensland has figured out how to hunt prey far more powerful and dangerous…
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‘Last of Us’ Zombie Spider Discovered in the Amazon
Spiders living in the Amazon rainforest defend themselves from predators using an amazing variety of strategies. One newly discovered species…
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What Really Makes a Queen Bee? It’s Not Just Royal Jelly
Scientists have long believed the key to making a young honeybee into a queen was to feed her royal jelly.…
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Turn Over a River Rock and See What Monitors Our Drinking Water
A mysterious world lives beneath the surface of our freshwater rivers, streams, and wetlands. Underneath the waters of fast-moving rivers,…
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A 25-Year Battle to Protect Wyoming’s Pronghorn Path Nears Its End
The fastest land mammal in North America embarks on a 150- to 200-mile trek every spring and again in the…
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How the Dodo’s Trusting Nature Sealed Its Tragic Fate
Many people first hear about the dodo bird when reading Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” where a solemn yet…
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Tiny Blue Octopus Discovered 6,000 Feet Deep in the Galápagos
Head nearly 6,000 feet deep into the waters of the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, and you will…
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Florida Has 6 Million Acres of Wildlife Images That It Can’t Decode Alone
Even as AI becomes more common in research, real people are still needed in wildlife research. Florida is asking for…
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Once Thought Extinct, the Gilbert’s Potoroo Hides Survival Clues in Its Poop
The world’s rarest marsupial, once thought entirely extinct, may have a second chance for survival, thanks to the DNA in…
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Why This 89-Foot Giant May Be Southeast Asia’s Last Titan
Around 120 million years ago, dinosaur titans roamed what is now eastern Thailand. At this time, Thailand was closer to…
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The African Bird That Tricks Fish with a Shadow Umbrella
A video from the Pangolin Wildlife Photography YouTube channel gives us insight into the extraordinary hunting style of the black…
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Urban Hedgehogs Are Hibernating in Litter, and It Could Cost Them
Scientists have long known that birds use our trash to build their nests. Researchers have found bird nests that incorporate…
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How a Poppy-Seed-Sized Nymph Spreads Lyme Disease Undetected
Unlike a mosquito, which quickly bites and buzzes away, a tick latches on to you and can stay put for…
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How Bobcats Use City Creeks to Stay Hidden from Humans
Bobcats can be found from Mexico to southern Canada. They are in every U.S. contiguous state, except for Delaware. However,…
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Dozens of Baby Tarantulas Molt at Once in Stunning Time-lapse
In a fascinating video from Andrea’s Arachnids YouTube Channel, we get an up-close look at dozens of baby tarantulas shedding…
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10,000 Frogs Later, California’s Red-Legged Frog Is Back in Yosemite
The California red-legged frog, an iconic native species and the largest native frog in the American West—also once featured in…
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Flamingo Chicks Drink Crop Milk That Drains Their Parents’ Color
In the mammal world, the mother is the primary, and often the sole, caregiver to their offspring. But it’s different…
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The Real Reason Wolves Howl Has Nothing to Do with the Moon
The eerie sound of a wolf howling at the moon has long been depicted in films, TV shows, books, and…
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Snakes in Pools Are Usually Accidents, Not Invasions
As the weather warms up, snakes emerge from their winter brumation and become more active. On the hunt for food…
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The Crawling Pebbles That Are Actually Insect Homes
As an adult, the caddisfly looks like a nondescript, slender brown moth. But as larvae, these fascinating insects build inventive…
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The Secret ‘Cement’ That Keeps Garden Eel Burrows from Collapsing
When scuba divers think they see a bed of seagrass on the ocean floor instantly vanish, they’ve probably observed garden…
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The Hidden Chemical Weapon Inside a Caterpillar’s Head
The beautiful and elegant swallowtail butterfly begins its life as a chubby caterpillar with an unusual defense. When threatened, a…