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These Scientists Survey Rainforest Diversity Using Leeches and the Blood They Suck
DNA from their host animals can persist in adult leeches for at least four months
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A Californian Highway May Get A Cougar-Only Overpass
A proposed bridge could soon bring wildlife populations together.
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Trekkies Needed for USS Enterprise Restoration Project
The National Air and Space Museum asks “Star Trek” fans for pre-1976 images or film of the original studio model of the USS Enterprise
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How an Indigenous Group Is Battling Construction of the Nicaragua Canal
The Rama community’s efforts offer a glimmer of hope for opponents of the canal project planned by a Chinese billionaire
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Death By Fungus, and Other Fun Facts About Fungal Friends and Foes
This Generation Anthropocene episode highlights oft overlooked organisms that may help us better understand human impacts
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Winemakers Are Building Houses for Bats to Make Vineyards Greener
Attracting the right species can help get rid of vine-munching insects and allow farmers to cut back on pesticides
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The True Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Never Truly Ate the South
A naturalist cuts through the myths surrounding the invasive plant
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This Rare, White Bear May Be the Key to Saving a Canadian Rainforest
The white Kermode bear of British Columbia is galvanizing First Nations people fighting to protect their homeland
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Modern Humans Have Become Superpredators
Most other predators target juveniles, but our species tends to kill more full-grown adults
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Why Primatologists Love Collecting Poop
There’s intel inside monkey feces — in the form of DNA
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Australian Cities Pass Cat Curfews
Fluffy little murderbeasts may soon be kept under lock and key
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Only Four Northern White Rhinos Are Left on Earth
One of the species’ last females died this week
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How Flowers Changed the World, From Ecosystems to Art Galleries
A new book by entomologist Stephen Buchmann explores the beautiful and sometimes bizarre history of flowering plants
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Researchers are Fitting Rhinos With Hidden Horn Cameras
One non-profit wants to outfit the animals with cameras and heart rate monitors to save them
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How Will We Feed 9 Billion People on Earth of the Future?
This week’s Generation Anthropocene reveals how seeds on ice and poisonous tubers may offer hope for food security
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The Oldest Bald Eagle in the U.S. Was Killed by a Car Last Month
Here’s to you, 629-03142
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On the 46th anniversary of the historic moonwalk, the spacesuit that made it possible is headed to the conservation lab
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How Feeding Prairie Dogs Peanut Butter Could Help Save Ferrets from the Plague
The recovery of black-footed ferrets is threatened by plague
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Conservationists Want You to Stop Building Rock Piles
Cairns have a long history and purpose, one that newer stacks sometimes subvert
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Ever Heard of the Bontebok? It’s an African Animal Humans Nearly Destroyed, Then Saved
Part of this conservation success story relies on the bontebok’s inability to jump
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