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Rarest songbird species turns out to be even rarer than thought -- because it never existed

So rare there's not one of them.

Elusive stick insect thought extinct for 80 years is still alive and kicking

The amazing story of an insect presumed dead for decades.

Neonicotinoid pesticides found in 75 percent of honey worldwide

The pesticide is heavily linked with the dramatic collapse of bee populations around the world.

New York mice are actively evolving into a new species: city mice

Soon they'll carry little smartphones around. I hope.

Raccoons solve ancient Greek puzzle showing they can understand water displacement

They're as wise as crows in this respect. A tasty treat helped, of course.

Bed bugs love your dirty laundry, and this has helped them travel the globe

Human laundry is a magnet for bed bugs.

Giant (adorable?) species of rat discovered in the Solomon Islands

It's not good news for the rat...

Increasingly fragmented habitats may spell doom for the giant panda

Apart from this, the species is continuing its recovery.

Fish can have individual personalities too, new study says

Some Trinidadian guppies are far braver than others.

You don't need a brain to sleep, and we have snoozing jellyfish to prove it

Sleep could be as old as life itself.

Newly-described hermit crab species makes permanent homes out of coral -- a first

This hermit crab is no hobo.

Biologists find genetic master switch for the butterfly's wing color

Only two genes code both the canvas and paintbrush for the intricate butterfly wing patterns.

Ancient frog with a big appetite may have preyed on small dinosaurs

It bit with the force of wolves or female tigers.

Not too big and not too small: when faced with extinction, it pays off to be just the right size

Big and small animals are the most threatened by extinction.

Biologists just discovered an underwater octopus city -- they call it Octlantis

Ever wondered what an octopus city looks like?

What a biologist learned after letting an electric eel zap him

It's like getting tasered -- nine times. At the same time. Professor Catania has the measurements to prove it.

Finnish project aims to turn sawdust into fish food and tackle world hunger

Teach a man to chemically process sawdust into the building blocks of life to feed his fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

The devastating state of ocean pollution in one depressing photo

The author wishes this photo 'didn't exist'.

Elephants increasingly become more nocturnal to evade poachers

The intelligent animals have responded to poaching by shifting their foraging patterns.

Ugly Unicorn: Metal-tipped prehistoric ant drank the blood of its victims for dinner

Stabby stabby!

People know mythical creatures better than real life beasts, study suggests

What's real, a gruffalo, or a hirola?

Macaques may have just entered the Stone Age

Crack open a nutty one.

How northern lights and stranded whales might strangely be connected

The northern lights might be a brilliant spectacle for some, but they spelled doom for some unfortunate sperm whales.

The best photos from the 2017 Bird Photographer of the Year

These are some brilliant entries.

Some otters learn how to solve problems by observing other otters

Otters are copycats.

Every other day, a new species is discovered in the Amazon

There's also some bad news...

Harvey flood: Fire ants make raft from their body to survive and protect their eggs

It's the stuff of nightmares.

Great apes abilities misunderstood in decades of research by human hubris

Sure, we think chimps are clever -- but never as clever as us.

Most shark fins and ray gills sold in Vancouver come from threatened, trade-banned species

We're literally eating the viability of tomorrow's oceans.

New Technology Could Keep Bees Buzzing for Years to Come

It's high time we do something to protect them.

Rare Amazon monkey spotted for the first time in 80 years

We've found it, but we may soon lose it again to hunting.

A pair of puppies can run and play after been treated for their spina bifida

It could be a cure for humans too!

American “mudbug” crabs have invaded Berlin

A strange sight for Berliners who have been wondering what the large crabs, “lobsters”, and “scorpions” are doing in their city.

Disaster as thousands of Atlantic salmon escape from fish farm on the west coast

Potentially catastrophic for Pacific salmon.

Adorable pig-nosed frog completely new to science found in India

There's more to it than meets the eye.

Though extinct for centuries, the Dodo's secrets and lifestyle have now come to light

Extinct but not forgotten.

How mythical creatures can help conservation or, on the contrary, lead to species going extinct

There's a connection between the Loch Ness Monster and keeping wildlife safe.

How algae prepared the ground for complex life 650 million years ago

The story of the rise of the algae.

Baby dolphin killed as hundreds of selfish tourists take pictures with it

Please stop taking photos with wild animals!

Popular pesticides are killing of bumblebees by preventing them from laying eggs

It's time to face it: our pesticides are killing off bees -- and bumblebees.

Why were there three cows on Antarctica in 1933?

It wasn't just for the milk...

Goldfish make alcohol to survive the winter without oxygen

Go home goldfish, you're drunk.

Newly identifed 500-million-year old ancient worm had 50 spines bulging from its head

It looked rather scary and ugly. Nevertheless, it was an important creature in life's evolutionary history.

A trapdoor spider rafted all the way from Africa to Australia

A long way for a little spider.

Using flies to find the animals that live in a tropical forest

Follow the buzz.

Two butterflies thought to be different species are actually the same one

Can you tell by looking at them?

You likely can't recognize faces when they're upside down -- and neither can the Japanese rice fish

This is the first non-mammal that behaves like us in this instance and the implications are numerous.

Thought octopuses only live in water? Watch David Attenborough explain how the only land octopus hunts

If you thought octopuses were amazing, wait 'till you see this.

Three new species of toad discovered in Nevada

We've just found them, but they may already be endangered.

These sea spiders breathe through their legs

It's amazing how nature can evolve sometimes.

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