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Octopuses, Dinosaurs, Pandas and More...
February 2010
| By Abby Callard, T.A. Frail, Megain Gambino, Abigail Tucker, Sarah Zielinski
In addition to the well-known Venus flytrap, many other plant species feed on bugs or crustaceans
January 08, 2010
| By Sarah Zielinski
Scientist Elisabeth Kalko uses high-tech equipment to track and study the 120 bat species in the region
December 28, 2009
| By Megan Gambino
Africa's lions may usually prey on zebras or giraffes, but they also attack humans, with some lions responsible for over 50 deaths
December 16, 2009
| By Abigail Tucker
Vanishing dinosaurs, breeding birds, redback spiders and more
January 2010
| By Amanda Bensen, Abby Callard, T.A. Frail and Laura Helmuth
They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified more than 100 years ago as the man-eaters of Tsavo
January 2010
| By Paul Raffaele
The world's foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts
January 2010
| By Abigail Tucker
The peregrine falcon, whose salvation began 40 years ago, commands the skies above the Empire State Building
December 10, 2009
| By Meera Subramanian
Butterfly GPS, glowing mushrooms, bat-hunting songbirds and more
December 2009
| By Amanda Bensen, Abby Callard, T.A. Frail, Abigail Tucker and Sarah Zielinski
High in the Simien Mountains, researchers are getting a close-up look at the exotic, socially adventuresome primates known as geladas
December 2009
| By Abigail Tucker
The “urban ecosystem” serves as a research lab for scientist Gregory Glass, who studies the lives of the Charm City’s rats
November 18, 2009
| By Abigail Tucker
October 20, 2009 | By Megan Gambino
Invasive beetles of various colors and sizes have infiltrated U.S. forests, despite efforts by government experts
October 18, 2009
| By Sarah Zielinski
Geckos, tiny dinosaurs, cave man couture, and more
November 2009
| By Amanda Bensen, Abby Callard, T.A. Frail, Ashley Luthern and Sarah Zielinski
In Worcester, Massachusetts, authorities are battling an invasive insect that is poised to devastate the forests of New England
November 2009
| By Peter Alsop
Researchers explore why members of one species are thriving in urban areas while rural populations dwindle
October 02, 2009
| By Morgan E. Heim
October 14, 2009 | By Sarah Zielinski
Smithsonian lists the most improbable, inhospitable and absurd habitats on Earth
October 13, 2009
| By Laura Helmuth
Toucans, Orchids, Monkeys and more
October 2009
| By Amanda Bensen, Abby Callard, T.A. Frail, Ashley Luthern and Sarah Zielinski
Thanks to the Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs, the tide may be turning for an imperiled shorebird
October 2009
| By Abigail Tucker
Hungry snakes, giant kangaroos, bat noses, and more
September 2009
| By Abby Callard, T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Ashley Luthern and Sarah Zielinski
Dog faces, the history of laughter, snakes, and bird warning calls
August 2009
| By Joseph Caputo, T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Ashley Luthern and Abigail Tucker
Collectors have long prized mollusks for their beautiful exteriors, but for scientists, it’s what inside that matters
August 2009
| By Richard Conniff
An unsung Alabama waterway is one of the most biologically diverse places in the nation, home to rare flora and fauna
August 2009
| By Michelle Nijhuis
Chemist and businessman Eric Stroud develops shark repellents to protect sharks from being ensnared in commercial fisheries
July 17, 2009
| By Joseph Caputo
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