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The Komodo Dragon is an All-Purpose Killing Machine
A visit to one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations could be your last
VIDEO: See a Thought Move Through a Living Fish’s Brain
By using genetic modification and a florescent-sensitive probe, Japanese scientists captured a zebrafish's thought in real-time
African Dung Beetles Navigate At Night Using the Milky Way
A new study shows the tiny feces ball-rolling insects orient themselves by the stars
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The antlered herd’s population is declining – what’s going on in the Alaskan wilderness?
December 20, 2012
| By Molly Loomis
The world’s most charismatic amphibian is upending the conventional wisdom about evolution
January 2013
| By Helen Fields
So you think Spiderman’s and Catwoman’s special powers are impressive. They’re nothing compared to what these creatures can do
December 06, 2012
| By Sarah Zielinski
Just the title — "Transplanting Beavers by Airplane and Parachute" — of this 1950 wildlife management report raises questions
November 26, 2012
| By Heather Goss,
Air & Space magazine
Travel back millions of years in your time machine and you’d find some of these species thriving and looking much as they do today
November 09, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Two master bird banders are at the forefront of finding out why the rufous hummingbird’s migration has changed
November 08, 2012
| By Eric Wagner
Over 48,000 photos were entered in the Veolia Environnement contest; these 10 were among the most stunning
November 02, 2012
| By Smithsonian.com
We took the spook-tacular celebration to the depths of the ocean, where some of the craziest—and scariest—looking creatures lurk in the dark.
October 30, 2012
| By Emily G. Frost and Hannah Waters
Two photographers ventured deep into the forests of central Africa to capture touching photos of a 33-year-old wild silverback and his clan
November 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
Nesting behind waterfalls and in caves, the rarely seen black swift is only beginning to shed its secrets
October 2012
| By Michelle Nijhuis
A newly built retreat gives visitors a chance to see the Kodiaks in their element
September 13, 2012
| By Elaine Glusac
Check out these incredible images by photojournalist Brian Skerry, and help select which photographs will appear in an upcoming exhibit
September 06, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
In a new book, UCLA cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz reminds us that humans are animals too. Now, if only other doctors could think that way
August 28, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Creative minds are increasingly turning to nature—banyan tree leaves, butterfly wings, a bird's beak— for fresh design solutions
September 2012
| By Tom Vanderbilt
While renovating the Elephant House, construction workers discovered a mysterious box hidden in a wall
September 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
One of the world's most devastating predators is brainless, slow and voracious
September 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
Marine biologist Tierney Thys and researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are learning more about one of the largest jellyfish eaters in the sea
June 07, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Everyone knows the "Golden Girls" actress for her long television career, but she is just as proud of her work with zoos
May 15, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Scientists at a British laboratory are racing to preserve thousands of the world’s threatened plants, one seed at a time
June 2012
| By Rob Sharp
The Millennium Seed Bank has set out to collect 25 percent of the world's plant species by 2020—before it is too late
May 14, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
The island’s most famous inhabitant is under attack by a diabolical disease
May 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
Birds must be geniuses because they use quantum mechanics to navigate
May 2012
| By Laura Helmuth
Author Rafe Sagarin looks to the natural world for tips on how to plan for national emergencies
April 03, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
The great cat is disappearing throughout its range because of habitat loss and illegal hunting, but an innovative scientist in India may have discovered a way to avert extinction
April 2012
| By Phil McKenna
Experts battle each other over a $350 million plan to keep the tiger from becoming extinct
April 2012
| By Phil McKenna
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