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February 07, 2012
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Beauty, mystery and deceit—the Smithsonian's collection of nearly 8,000 live orchids has it all
January 18, 2012
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Tree killers and the first beds ever round up this month in wildlife news
February 2012
| By T.A. Frail, Laura Helmuth, Joseph Stromberg, Erin Wayman And Sarah Zielinski
Breeders from 19 countries put their creations to the test at the 20th World Orchid Conference in Singapore
February 2012
| By Somali Roy
Why does this parasitic plant remind us of romance?
December 21, 2011
| By Rob Dunn
Yellow saddle goatfish, mastodon ribs and more in this month’s summary of wildlife news
January 2012
| By T.A. Frail, Joseph Stromberg, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
After all but disappearing, the mammals are again being sighted in Washington's Cascade Range
January 2012
| By Eric Wagner
Chimneys may be obsolete in modern buildings, but they’re crucial habitat for the bird species on the West Coast
November 18, 2011
| By Maria Dolan
Scientists have discovered that the massive mammal uses elaborate buzzes, clicks and squeaks that spell doom for the animal's prey
December 2011
| By Eric Wagner
Elephant Seals, Neanderthal evolution and more news from the world of science
December 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Joseph Stromberg, Abigail Tucker, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
Parasites and zombies are not science fiction; they infest rats, crickets, ants, moths and other creatures, sucking the life out of them
October 24, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
The demand for alternative remedies has given rise to a poaching industry that, along with other factors, has decimated animal populations
October 19, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg and Sarah Zielinski
As demand for rhino horn soars, police and conservationists in South Africa pit technology against increasingly sophisticated poachers
November 2011
| By Richard Conniff
Traveling snails, brainwashed rats and more updates from the world of wildlife
November 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Joseph Stromberg, Abigail Tucker and Sarah Zielinski
Two scientists are in a grim contest in the American Southeast to document some of the animal kingdom's most endangered species
October 07, 2011
| By Rob Dunn
A bold plan for wildlife corridors that connect populations from Mexico to Argentina could mean the big cat's salvation
October 2011
| By Sharon Guynup
High in the Himalayas, the Tibetan bunting is getting help from a very special friend
October 2011
| By Phil McKenna
Sea monster mamas, bat signals and opossum versus viper
October 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Joseph Stromberg, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
Marine biologist Mary Hagedorn has learned to freeze and reanimate coral cells
September 15, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
In a Wisconsin reservoir, these normally terrestrial animals have managed not only to survive but to thrive underwater
August 29, 2011
| By Erika Janik
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