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Nature, or the natural world, encompasses the behavior and physiology of animals, plants and minerals
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Game Wardens Helped Poachers Kill the Last of Mozambique’s Rhinos

Mozambique's rhinos have been living on the edge of extinction for more than a century, but now they're finally gone for good
May 02, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

The Only Clouded Leopard Left in Taiwan Is Stuffed on a Museum Shelf

Zoologists call the results of a 13-year-long hunt to find any remaining clouded leopards "disappointing"
May 01, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Exploring the World’s Most Imperiled Rivers

Agriculture, pollution and hydroelectric development threaten many great rivers. See them while they still flow, via raft, kayak, canoe—or bicycle
May 01, 2013 | By Alastair Bland

High Fructose Corn Syrup May Be Partly Responsible for Bees’ Collapsing Colonies

High fructose corn syrup, the sugary compound in soda, is also fed to bees
May 01, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

How Bone-Eating Zombie Worms Drill Through Whale Skeletons

The worms use a "bone-melting acid" that frees up the nutrients within both whale and fish bones
May 01, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

It’s Crazy to Move a Hundred-Year-Old Tree, But This One Is Thriving

There's controversy surrounding the oak's new home, but park or no park, the Ghirardi Oak is staying, and the transport seems to have been a success
May 01, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Wild Ones

Our Battle Against Extinction, 100 Recipes and More Recent Books Reviewed

Growing up as a poor Astor and the roots of psychiatry
May 2013 | By Chloë Schama

Contributors

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May 2013 | By Smithsonian magazine

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May 2013 | By Smithsonian magazine

Baby Sand Tiger Sharks Devour Their Siblings While Still in the Womb

This seemingly horrific reproduction strategy may be a way for females to better control which males sire her offspring
April 30, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Mary Thom, Feminist, Historian and Editor, Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 68

Mary Thom, feminist editor, writer and behind-the-scenes activist, died earlier this week in a motorcycle accident in Yonkers
April 30, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

We’re Just 35 Devil’s Hole Pupfish Away From the World’s Best-Documented Extinction

If the species does go extinct, it will join Florida's Dusky seaside sparrow as an endangered species that has died out while under federal protection
April 30, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

In 2010, Malaria Killed 660,000 People, And Now It’s Resistant to the Drugs We Use to Fight It

Scientists have discovered a drug-resistant strain of malaria, and it's spreading
April 29, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

One Confused Loon Spent 48 Days Trying to Hatch Rocks

In July 2011, something strange was going on with one of the loons at a Massachusetts sanctuary
April 29, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Why Guppies Seem to Have a Death Wish

Aquarium-leaping guppies don't necessarily want to die, they're just trying to colonize the next pond over
April 26, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Saving the Cao Vit Gibbon, the Second Rarest Ape in the World

Setting aside additional protected areas and creating forest corridors could help this Asian primate bounce back from just 110 individuals
April 26, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Fish Bladders Are Actually a Thing People Smuggle, And They’re Worth a Lot of Money

One bladder from the totoaba macdonaldi fish can garner $5,000 in the United States, and over $10,000 in Asia
April 26, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Cops Could Soon Use Breathalyzers to Test for Illegal Drugs

Swedish researchers are developing a system that tests for 12 different drugs on your breath, including cocaine, marijuana and amphetamines
April 26, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

14 Fun Facts About Penguins

Which penguin swims the fastest? Do penguins have teeth? Why do penguins sneeze? How is penguin poop useful?
April 25, 2013 | By Hannah Waters

Why Women Like Deep Voices and Men Prefer High Ones

We find different pitches attractive because of the body size they signal—and a touch of breathiness is crucial to take the edge off deep voices in men
April 24, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg


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