Birds of all feathers work together to hunt when army ants march
When army ants move out, a new study found that, instead of chasing each other away, birds work together to follow the column and...
150-year records gap on Sulawesi ends with five new species in the world’s largest...
Coming 150 years after the last description from Sulawesi, five new species from the world's largest genus of trees, Syzygium, highlight the extent of...
Muscle fibers alone can’t explain sex differences in bird song
Male birds tend to be better singers than females -- but does the basis for this difference lie in the brain or in the...
Fighting fire blight and detecting Salmonella
Researchers have created an effective weapon against the plant disease fire blight and a new method for detection of Salmonella. Both are based on...
World’s oldest fossil mushroom found
Roughly 115 million years ago, when the ancient supercontinent Gondwana was breaking apart, a mushroom fell into a river and began an improbable journey....
Reshaping Darwin’s tree of life
In 1859, Charles Darwin included a novel tree of life in his trailblazing book on the theory of evolution, On the Origin of Species....
How can you tell deep-sea octopuses apart? Check their warts
Until now, there'd been no rigorous framework for telling apart two species of deep-sea octopuses -- they're both pink and warty. A new study,...
Hiding in plain sight: New species of flying squirrel discovered
A new study describes a newly discovered third species of flying squirrel in North America -- now known as Humboldt's flying squirrel, or Glaucomys...
Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree
New research reveals that a species of giant elephant that lived 1.5 million to 100,000 years ago -- ranging across Eurasia before it went...
Census shows which mammals survive in forests surrounded by sugarcane plantations
A census of medium and large mammals found in 22 forest remnants surrounded by sugarcane plantations in the state. They found approximately 90% of...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Do you see a devil in this orchid?
Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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