Animals
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Addict Ants Show That Insects Can Get Hooked on Drugs, Too
How researchers got a non-mammal hooked on drugs for the first time
Extreme Birdwatching Is a Thing, and This Could Be Its Greatest Year Ever
Thank El Niño for a Big Year that's bashing previous records
Where to See Thousands of Fluttering Butterflies in Taiwan
There's a reason Taiwan is known as the "butterfly kingdom"
Male Widow Spiders Prefer Younger Ladies—So They Don’t Get Eaten
This strategy means they live to mate again, upending assumptions about these arachnids
The Moral Cost of Cats
A bird-loving scientist calls for an end to outdoor cats "once and for all"
A Brief History of America’s Complicated Relationship With Wild Horses
The iconic symbol of the Wild West has a tangled and controversial story
American Safaris: Where to See the Biggest Mammals in the U.S.
Go wild for the United States' largest mammals and take an American Safari
Why Rare Hawaiian Monk Seals Are Lining Up to Get Their Shots
Fearing devastating disease, researchers are vaccinating a wild marine mammal for the first time
In Defense of Studying City Rats
By placing a taboo on researching these “disease sponges,” we leave ourselves at their mercy
Royal Society Photo Contest Winners Capture Breathtaking Details of Our Rapidly Changing World
Winning photos capture moments of stark change in the natural world in the Royal Society’s second annual contest
There Are Four Giraffe Species—Not Just One
The downside to this revelation: several of the new species are critically endangered
Captive Komodo Dragons Share Their Teeming Microbiome with Their Environment, Just Like Us
Komodos could be the perfect model for studying host-microbe interactions
Remembering the Tasmanian Tiger, 80 Years After It Became Extinct
Today, the animal’s memory is alive and well in Australia
Giant Pandas Are No Longer Endangered but Are Still in Danger
They aren't the only ones in trouble: the state of the great apes is more dire than ever
Identical Twin Puppies Confirmed for the First Time
Two Irish wolfhounds from South Africa shared the same placenta and have the same genetic makeup
Inside a Remarkable Repository that Supplies Eagle Parts to Native Americans and Science
The repository, which has long provided feathers to tribes for traditional uses, also helps bird conservation researchers
Two Pterosaur Finds Are Helping to Untangle Their Family Tree
An intact skull and a pint-sized species offer clues to how these creatures evolved
Dogs Know When You're Praising Them. That Doesn't Mean They Understand Human Speech
A dose of caution with the results of an intriguing new study
Inspired by Squid, Scientists Create New Materials That Change Color and Texture
The technology has a number of potential uses, from anti-glare screens to color-changing clothing
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