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CT scans look inside a California condor egg
Conservationists initially worried Emaay's egg resulted in a malposition. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance For a moment, things weren’t looking great for the newest California condor chick. But thanks...
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Super-muscular 374-pound kangaroos once thumped around Australia and New Guinea
An artist’s impression of southeastern South Australia during the Pleistocene epoch showing various plants and animals that lived there alongside Protemnodon. The almost one-tonne Zygomaturus trilobus...
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How fruit-eating birds could help regrow tropical forests
Between 70 to 90 percent of tropical tree species need seeds dispersed by animals like the toco toucan to grow and function. Deposit Photos Tropical fruit-eating birds are so much more than just eye...
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This gnarly fungus makes cicadas hypersexual
White fungal plugs that look like gumdrops covered in chalk dust are a telltale sign of a Massospora cicadina infection. Matt Kasson As we wait for this spring and summer’s “cicadapocalypse,” when...
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How super resilient tardigrades can fix their radiation-damaged DNA
Tardigrades were first discovered in the Eighteenth Century and are known to survive in some of Earth’s most inhospitable environments. Science Photo Library/Getty Images Microscopic tardigrades have...
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This butterfly hybrid thrived against evolutionary odds
A parent butterfly species called Heliconius pardalinus. These insects are found throughout Central and South America and are known for the variety of wing patterns within the genus. Andrew Neild Life...
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Daddy long-legs-inspired robot could one day squirm through Martian caves
Close-up photos of ReachBot. BDML Stanford University Robotic engineers are no stranger to turning to nature for inspiration. In recent years, birds, dogs, extinct sea creatures, and even humans...
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New species of extinct marine reptile found with help from 11-year-old child
An illustration of a washed-up Ichthyotitan severnensis carcass on the beach. The fossilized remains of this newly named ichthyosaur species was uncovered on a beach in England. Sergey Krasovskiy...
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Baby sharks stick to the shallows
A juvenile great white shark viewed from the unmanned underwater autonomous vehicle. Emily Spurgeon The Central California coast is proving to be a playground for baby sharks. Earlier this year, we...
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Lampreys offer clues to the origin of our fight-or-flight instinct
There are 43 known species of lampreys, They are found in coastal and fresh waters in temperate regions around the world, except for Africa. Moment/Getty Lampreys look like something out of a horror...
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Critically endangered lemur attacked by vulnerable fosa in Madagascar
The diademed sifaka lemur is the largest sifaka species. These critically endangered lemurs mostly live in trees in eastern Madagascar’s rainforest and are known for their distinct bright coloring....
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Bioluminescence may have evolved 300 million years earlier than scientists...
The coral Iridogorgia magnispiralis. Deep-sea octocorals like this are known to be bioluminescent. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deepwater Wonders of Wake Many marine...
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These birds help humans hunt for honey—but it’s not as sweet as you might think
The greater honeyguide is a sub-Saharan bird that literally guides humans to sources of honey. CLAIRE SPOTTISWOODE/University of Cambridge/AFP via Getty Images What’s the weirdest thing you learned...
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This 400-pound prehistoric salmon had tusks like a warthog
A spike-tooth salmon fossil on display at the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History. University of Oregon About five million years ago, the North American Pacific Northwest was...
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Early trauma can shorten a red squirrel’s lifespan
Red squirrels of the Yukon who survive their first year can expect to live three and a half years on average. Ryan Taylor Red squirrels living in Canada’s Yukon territory can have a pretty hard knock...
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Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs
Tires are made primarily of natural rubber and synthetic rubber, but they contain hundreds of other ingredients, often including steel and heavy metals such as copper, lead, cadmium, and zinc....
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How saber-toothed cats’ baby teeth kept their adult fangs from breaking
A mechanical analysis of the distinctive canines of California's saber-toothed cat (Smilodon fatalis) suggests that the baby tooth that preceded each saber stayed in place for years to stabilize the...
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Orangutan observed using a plant to treat an open wound
How the great ape first learned to use the plant is still unclear. Deposit Photos Observers have documented multiple animal species using plants for self-medicinal purposes, such as great apes eating...
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Bigger-brained gull species thrive in urban spaces
Some gull species may be overcoming some of the challenges of increased urbanization thanks to some behavior flexibility. Deposit Photos Despite the reputation for being the trash pandas of the bird...
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Watch four Peregrine falcon chicks in a nest on Alcatraz Island
The new webcam allows viewers from all over the world to watch feedings, nesting, and other bird behaviors. National Park Service It’s baby Peregrine falcon season on a California island best known...
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