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SpaceX Catches Starship Rocket Booster for the First Time Ever as it Returns to Earth After Launch

11 November 2024

Environmental solutions from the amazing world of fantastic fungi

12 August 2022

Butterflies just love ants ---.

12 September 2018

First known manta ray nursery in Florida and new species news!

20 June 2018

Models and mimics are marvels in SE Asia

02 May 2018

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Mammals that cannot see in the light

featured Mammals that cannot see in the light

What a poser! These Florideans are all the same, but the 9-banded armadillo is found throughout the 2 American continents. His ancestry seems to confer the monochromatic poor vision that...

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A giant leap for frog-kind.

A giant leap for frog-kind.

Ready for lift off. The leopard frog can make giant leaps, but how does its body magnify the energy of its leg muscles exactly? Rana pipiens image; Credit: © Shutterstock...

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Domestic horses derived from wild restocking.

Domestic horses derived from wild restocking.

The Akhal-Teke horse is a symbol of the Turkmen, renowned for their beauty, used for endurance for thousands of years and recently in warfare. There is even an ancient stud,...

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Flocking genomes! (bird ancestry resolved!)

Flocking genomes! (bird ancestry resolved!)

The fossil Gastornis, at 2m (6.6 feet) looks prettyterrible, but has proved to be a rattite, related to cassowaries and emus and probably vegetarian. The fate of its fellow birds,...

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Dynamics of Invasive Fish Species Revealed

Dynamics of Invasive Fish Species Revealed

You can clearly see why this native American cutthroat trout was so-named, as she gazes at her territory in the shallow river, ready to be returned to breed more of...

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And the porpoise killer is --- !

And the porpoise killer is --- !

The popular seal pup is conserved by and attractive to many people, but this youngster grows into a large bull that can inflict damage on any animal. Now, it has...

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Turtle! Turn and migrate to the SE Pacific!

Turtle! Turn and migrate to the SE Pacific!

Would you be happy to be trailed around by snorkelers or hit by jet skis every time you surfaced? The green turtle is already endangered, but seems to be coping...

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The ultimate rainforest tree thrived in Sundaland.

The ultimate rainforest tree thrived in Sundaland.

The dipterocarp forest has been the source of the biodiversity of mammalian groups . This helps to date the forest remains, alongside the presence of specific mound building termites. This...

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Cats, as we know them.

Cats, as we know them.

We hope you like the authors’ chart of cat progress. We love it. Many of these relationships are documented however. The domestic cat is the real subject of this domestication...

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