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08-23-2025
Black mambas carry a record of pollution in their scales
Few animals inspire as much fear as the black mamba,...
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08-23-2025
Engineered bee diets can help protect global food security
Bees are the quiet workers behind much of the world’s...
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08-22-2025
Light pollution makes birds around the world sing longer each day
Cities do not sleep. Streetlights glow, billboards shimmer, and skies...
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08-22-2025
Early primates evolved in cold climates, not tropical jungles
Sixty-six million years ago, North America saw long, dark winters....
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08-22-2025
The return of wolves revives trees that had not grown for 80 years
For decades, young quaking aspen struggled to grow beyond waist...
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08-22-2025
Island foxes evolved bigger brains to help them survive
For decades, biologists thought isolation on islands nudged animals toward...
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08-22-2025
Just a few explosive lineages account for most species on Earth
A sweeping analysis of the “tree of life” finds that...
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08-21-2025
Bonobos have memory skills that were thought to be uniquely human
A series of hide-and-seek tests show that bonobos rely on...
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08-21-2025
Spectral bats lead social lives with hugs, play, and food sharing
In the depths of Costa Rica’s tropical forests, a surprising story...
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