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The Pollen Secret Behind Butterflies That Live Almost a Year
Most butterflies survive just a few weeks on the wing, burning through life at full speed before vanishing. But a…
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Nashville Zoo vs. a Data Center: 5 Ways Wildlife Loses
A clouded leopard cub, a tiny pudu fawn, and a mop-headed Highland cow have made headlines at the Nashville Zoo…
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A First-Ever Tool to Quantify How Invasive Species Make Animals Suffer
Invasive species are among the most well-studied phenomena in ecology, and for good reason: they cost the global economy $423 billion every…
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The Po’o-Uli Was Nearly Gone When Scientists First Found It
When Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos archipelago, the vast bird diversity he observed helped crystallize his fledgling theories about the…
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The 6 Categories of Nature’s Incredible Spider Webs
Every spider can spin silk; it’s one of the defining characteristics of the order Araneae, alongside venomous fangs, two-part bodies,…
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Meet the Photographer Who Discovered a Bee New to Science
Fascination with the natural world can arrive in a person’s life through the most unusual pathways. Krystle Hickman was browsing…
The Flesh-Eating Fly That Could Return to the US After Decades of Absence
A devastating agricultural pest, the New World Screwworm Fly (NWS), has been eradicated in the United States since 1982. Today,…
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Africa’s Giant Beetle with a Four-Figure Price Tag: Inside the Market for Goliath Beetles
In the warm, humid savannahs and forests of sub-Saharan Africa dwells a tribe of flower beetles in the genus Golianthus,…
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The Stowaway Rat That Traveled the World and Changed History
Black rats (Rattus rattus) have lived alongside humans for millennia, making homes in our dwellings, raiding our food stores, spreading…
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Think Otter Poop Is Gross? It’s Actually the Key to Saving Chesapeake Bay’s Apex Predator
Biologists and ecologists have long wished to gather high-quality data on exactly what the animals they study are eating, but…
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Why 2025 Was the “Year of the Octopus” and a Massive Octopus Bloom
Off the coast of the UK, fishermen and marine biologists are witnessing something not seen in generations. Sightings of the…