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What Lions Look for in the Perfect Prey
For lions hunting buffalo in the Manyeleti, calculation is always at play: An adult male buffalo may be harder to bring down
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Adorable Ground Squirrels Playing in Sweltering Heat
Ground squirrels in the Kalahari have devised a remarkable method to guarantee portable shade: they use their tails as umbrellas
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Incredible: A Cheetah Sprints to Catch a Springbok
A cheetah mother caring for her cubs stumbles across an opportunity too good to pass up: a herd of springbok, grazing casually nearby
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Watch a Male Seahorse Give Birth to Hundreds of Babies
Male seahorses are the ones who carry children and give birth. And when they do, they can produce up to 2,000 babies at one time
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Human Pollution May Be Fertilizing The Oceans. That’s Not a Good Thing
Our iron emissions from coal and steel may be fuelling ocean life, and trapping carbon in the process
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Baboons Are Ruthless Reproducers
These monkeys do whatever it takes to pass on their genes, including killing others’ offspring
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The Politics of Viewing Polar Bears
Tourists flock to this coastal Alaskan town to photograph the vulnerable icons—raising hairy ethical questions
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If We Can Get Past the Ickiness, Hagfish Slime May Actually Be Useful to Us
The gelatinous glop could be the key to everything from bio-inspired kevlar to shark defense for divers
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Syria Just Made a Major Seed Bank Deposit
Seeds from 49,000 types of crops will be backed up in Svalbard once more
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A Child From 17th-Century Europe Might Have Rewritten the History of Smallpox
The deadly scourge goes back for centuries, but how many?
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E.O. Wilson Urges Tomorrow’s Scientists to Seek Earth’s Undiscovered Riches
In a Smithsonian talk, the eminent biologist argued for more protected areas and greater efforts to map the diversity of life
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The Real Reason the Turtle Learned to Hide its Head Will Surprise You
Turtles retract their heads for protection, but new research suggests that ability evolved for an entirely different reason
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This Wild Pig Has Fangs That Can Pierce Its Own Skull
A male babirusa’s canines are an evolutionary mystery: They never stop growing
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Yellow Fever Outbreak in Congo and Angola Finally Comes to an End
After almost 1,000 confirmed cases of the disease, the WHO has declared outbreak over
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Seagrasses Reduce Bacteria in Polluted Waters
A new study suggests the mesmerizing fields could be important for the health of humans and sea creatures alike
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“Are We Alone in the Universe?” Winston Churchill’s Lost Extraterrestrial Essay Says No
The famed British statesman approached the question of alien life with a scientist’s mind
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Why the Assassin Bug More Than Lives Up to Its Name
The assassin bug’s deadly proboscis is both sword and siphon. It uses its sharp nose to pierce and inject toxins into its victims
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New Claims Prove the Henrietta Lacks Controversy Is Far From Over
The family of the woman who changed science forever is seeking compensation
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When winter comes, most bugs either migrate or time travel. But some get far more creative
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A Great White Can Go Through 20,000 Teeth in Its Lifetime
While a great white shark’s 300 serrated teeth are an amazing hunting adaptation, what’s even more amazing is their replaceability
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