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A giant bird that used to weigh half a tonne up until 2 million years ago was found by scientists in Crimea.
"We want to know if it's possible that more heat tolerant, non-preferred algae could revive bleached coral communities even if the relationship is less efficient," the authors say.
If it's icky but it works....
The "luxury effect" also propagates across animals.
They're running out of food -- and climate change seems to be involved.
Yet another testament to how smart and socially advanced dolphins are.
Shouldn't it go the other way around?
A deep-sea creature is the first fish that we know of that holds its breath underwater.
Dogs are deeply empathetic creatures.
As if snow leopards didn't have enough to deal with.
Out of the 544,879 colonies these beekeepers managed, 89,124 were lost over the winter of 2017-18.
Forest patches are opportunities to conserve wildlife
There's still a long way to go before we have a full chicken, though.
We should bee more concerned about their health.
A genetically modified organism could help mankind eradicate malaria.
Noooo, not the puffins!
This isn't the only thing that surprised researchers.
It's good news, just not *very* good news.
A love story comes to an end.
A beautiful snake of which we know very little.
Before there was the word, there was the meaning of sound.
Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo -- eats birds.
Cracking open a turtle-y one with the boys.
Just let me get Tinder like everybody else, Mom. Sheesh.
The greenest immigrant community in the US, certainly.
This crazy spider can accelerate 26 times faster than NASA's shuttle.
A pet's sickness shouldn't normally be transmissible to humans -- except in this case.
We're fishing for information in the deep seas.
Buzz in excitement for this piece of news!
Please stop.
A simple way to help bird populations.
To box jellyfish carries enough venom to kill 60 people. Until now, there was no way to neutralize its deadly sting.
The king of the seas has something to be afraid of.
That looks like a lot of fun!
This could help us understand how creatures can survive in the crushing and frigid depths of the oceans.
The new study might end up saving both species.
We need to save the pangolins -- and this is the first step.
Don't judge a book by its cover; nor an orangutan by his cheek flanges.
Divided we stand!
Even though it might not show it, cats are just as loving and caring as dogs. Probably.
Dubstep seems to entertain mosquitoes, which become less interested in feeding on humans or having sex.
Between 30 percent and 90 percent of honeybee hives disappeared virtually overnight.
This gruesome fungus has infected 6.5% of all known amphibians -- and it's incredibly scary.
Not good!
It was probably really polite and liked hockey, too.
Researchers say that you should help queen bees if you see them exhausted on the ground, by providing a teaspoon of sugary water.
Your package has arrived sir, it seems to be a pair of socks. The zebra mussel is on the house.
Take a bite out of this story.
Culture shock squared.
The world's largest creatures sure have a big appetite -- and they have the brains to support it.