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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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Why do we love what is rare and despise what is all around us?
March 02, 2012
| By Rob Dunn
New research into a long-puzzling feature of avian life shows there's more to color than meets the eye
March 2012
| By Helen Fields
The world's leading expert on bee behavior discovers the secrets of decision-making in a swarm
March 2012
| By Carl Zimmer
Smithsonian scientists use X-rays to classify different species, but when viewed outside the lab, the images provide stunning art
February 07, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Beauty, mystery and deceit—the Smithsonian's collection of nearly 8,000 live orchids has it all
January 18, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
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
Biologists scale city trees to bag a surprisingly urban species, the Cooper's Hawk
August 23, 2011
| By Eric Wagner
Could the California sea otters' peculiar dietary habits be impeding their resurgence?
September 2011
| By Jess Righthand
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