They actually serve a very specific purpose
Arriving in the Chesapeake Bay, the early American inhabitants' first order of business would have been to craft weapons to defend themselves
A fine soon-to-be-feathered friend joins the menagerie at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Reintroducing the species back to north-central Africa shows early signs of success
Those waging the war against this devastating wave of the venomous species have taken on an 'eat 'em to beat 'em' approach
The amphibians could actually be five separate species, some of which may already be extinct
The race is on to save the species: Ride along with an armed convoy deep into the Okavango Delta
One beloved African breed is extinct in the wild, but scientists still hope to rescue it from oblivion
Photojournalist Ami Vitale describes her years of work capturing the lovable furballs
The harsh climate of Deception Valley, a remote section of the Kalahari, deters people from living there
As the first annual World Bee Day looms, insect and garden lovers are abuzz with excitement
A grassroots guard in Alaska works to keep people safe from bears, while also keeping bears safe from people
A new exhibit examines the fashion that led to the passage, 100 years ago, of the Migratory Bird Act Treaty
Scientists say creating hybrids of the extinct beasts could fix the Arctic tundra and stop greenhouse gas emissions
Scientists follow and record chimps in the wild to find out if they talk to each other—and to fill in details about how and why language evolved in humans
Researchers in Panama tracked a specimen via satellite over an unprecedented 12,516 miles
The predators are elusive, but marine ecologists are finding more of them by analyzing the "environmental DNA" in ocean water samples
Biologists are finding that these invertebrate grazers can actually be picky eaters—and their choices might influence ocean food webs
For sheer biodiversity, it's hard to top iSimangaliso Wetland Park. A World Heritage Site since 1999, it boasts a wealth of varied species
A wildlife biologist argues that tracking bats, which cover wide areas and need clean water, could be useful in locating potable sources
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