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They're not cute and cuddly, but they may be misunderstood, and scientists are rewriting the fish’s fearsome stereotype
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The surface-dwelling marine creatures regularly dive more than one mile deep, scientists find
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If they did, who could ask for anything more?
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In the icy waters off Norway, one intrepid Scot dives deep to satisfy the latest fjord-to-table craze at Europe’s finest restaurants
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The recent capture of a notorious poacher has given hope to officials in Chad battling to save the African elephant from extinction
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Scientists project that two thirds of emperor penguin colonies will drop by 50 percent in the next century
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Brazil's Ilha de Queimada Grande is the only home of one of the world's deadliest, and most endangered, snakes
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Forget the lions and tigers, these prowling felines have much more to tell us about the natural world
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Eight-legged predators probably prey on vertebrates much more often than arachnologists previously assumed
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A new Smithsonian Channel documentary features "Shark Girl," a fearless 20-year-old Aussie who has spent hundreds of hours swimming with the creatures
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Last week, the facility welcomed two new balls of fur to their resident red panda community
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As the first invertebrates ever found to demonstrate anxiety, crawfish might help reveal the evolutionary origins of that stressful state of mind
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Despite what you’ve read in the news, there’s still hope for a future with a healthy ocean
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Japanese sea catfish seek out worms in the pitch dark by detecting minute changes in water chemistry caused by their prey’s breathing
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The eggs were unearthed in the midst of a boneyard of pterosaurs, lending insight into the behaviors of ancient flying reptiles
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Providence-based artist Tatyana Yanishevsky's sculptures of various plant species are botanically accurate in almost everything but their scale
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A pair of Smithsonian marine biologists argue that a warming Arctic puts the area at risk for inviting invasive species
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It’s not artistic license. The arachnid avoids predators by masquerading as bird droppings, say scientists
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A trial of a chimp vaccine highlights debates over vaccinating wild populations and using chimps in medical research
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These three females will help the zoo develop a diverse elephant herd like those found in the wild
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