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Zoologist Lucy Cooke explains why humans are totally wrong about panda sex, and why captive breeding backfires.
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Tiny bubbles talk photosynthesis.
Anchorage was rocked by back-to-back earthquakes on Friday morning, prompting a tsunami warning.
Long hidden under trees, it’s utterly massive.
Orangutans join humans and bees in a very exclusive club
Dogs’ floppy ears may be part of why they and other domesticated animals love humans so much.
Protected animals are feared to be headed for the black market.
Humans evolved to live in the cold through a number of environmental and genetic factors.
A new paper in Nature adds urgency to the fight against climate change.
They’re creating an unprecedented map of Earth to help government leaders make better decisions in regard to climate change.
Is beauty always a proxy for genetic health and fitness? Charles Darwin didn’t think so.
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As enjoyable as it is to be a couch potato, humans were built to run.
Assigning human values and morals to wild animals will only end in heartbreak. And possible necrophilia.
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The modern ocean can be a dangerous place for whales.
She’s not held back by other animals’ numeracy limitations.
The natural world evolved many pop culture frights long before storytellers used them to terrify us.
Maybe the only chance they have to tell their story before they’re gone.
How psilocybin evolved has more to do with sending insects on terrifying trips than it does making Phish sound good.
A buzzworthy study looks at the strange actions of bees.
Antidepressants are destroying underwater ecosystems, which we in turn eat.
Take one long stroll, four times a week.
People were about to start hunting grizzly bears in Yellowstone again, for the first time in 40 years. Thankfully, that has now been blocked.
Human egg cells can now be created from donor blood — a brave new world is upon us.