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Meet the Klingon Newt, Ziggy Stardust Snake—Two of the 163 New Species Discovered in the Mekong
A new reports details the dozens of new animal and plant species scientists found in Southeast Asia’s Greater Mekong in 2015
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A Beloved Alpha Polar Bear Near the End of His Life
Saint Pete, as he’s known by locals in nearby Churchill, Manitoba, is an elderly polar bear who’s been visiting the town for decades
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An Angry Hippo Charges a Trespassing Lion
A lion ventures into an area of the river that’s part of a hippo bull’s territory. The enraged hippo wastes no time in asserting his dominance
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The Long, Adorable History of Pandas in America
Su Lin was the first giant panda to come to America, landing in San Francisco in 1936
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Meet the Colorful New Weapon Scientists Are Using to Save Toads From a Devastating Fungus
Researchers are supplementing the amphibians’ natural microbiomes with a fluorescent fungus-fighter they’ve dubbed “Purple Rain”
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The Hidden Connections Between Darwin and the Physicist Who Championed Entropy
These magnificently bearded men both introduced a dose of randomness and irreversibility into the universe
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Rise of the (Cow Milking) Robots
The largest robotic dairy farm in the United States will be up and running in Michigan next year
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Prize-Winning Videos Capture Mesmerizing, Microscopic World
Everything looks cooler when it’s viewed through the lens of a microscope
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Wisdom the Oldest Known Albatross Is Having Another Baby
Old age hasn’t slowed down the prolific bird
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Giraffes Silently Slip Onto the Endangered Species List
Years of habitat destruction and poaching have reduced giraffe numbers by 30 percent, placing them in the vulnerable category for the first time
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America’s Only Known Jaguar May Not Be Alone Anymore
Perhaps “El Jefe” isn’t so lonely after all
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Hippo Climbs Down a Steep Cliff…With Difficulty
A 15-foot male hippo carefully negotiates his enormous body down a sheer cliff. It’s the shortest and most direct route to the water
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Thousands of Snow Geese Die at Abandoned Pit Mine
Despite attempts to scare them away, thousands of geese landed on the acidic Berkeley Pit, which is full of toxic heavy metals
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Half of All North American Shorebirds Use This Rest Stop
Bottoms is the nation’s largest inland marsh, an area of over 60 square miles. It’s also the favored resting spot of many species of migrating birds
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How Cheetahs “Spot” Each Other
Cheetah meetups: In a novel study, researchers show that roaming cheetahs likely use their noses to seek each other out after weeks apart
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Scientists Finally Spot Giant, Slimy Sea Blob First Found Over a Century Ago
Discovered in 1899, the creature recently popped up in Monterey Bay
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Archeologists Discover Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt
Containing 100 lovingly positioned creatures, the site suggests that the ancients could have valued their companion animals as much as we do
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Go Big or Go Generic: How Sexual Selection Is Like Advertising
When it comes to attracting mates, it pays to either go all out—or not try at all
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How a Ship-Sinking Clam Conquered the Ocean
The wood-boring shipworm has bedeviled humans for centuries. What’s its secret?
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