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Poachers are destroying the delicate competitive balance between the two classes of plants in Africa's savannas.
Bee populations are going down dramatically, and our insecticides are largely at blame.
Rats have their part of the blame, but climate change is the main threat.
Can't they do what we all do and count on their tentacles?
Humpback whales have made an epic return.
Starving your crops might seem counterintuitive, but these ants have a pretty good reason for it.
Invasive species - such as pigs, goats, rats and slugs - are destroying Hawaii's flora fast, a new IUCN report states.
While the situation of pandas is improving, the same can't be said about great apes.
Good news: giant pandas rebound!
Africa's elephants might become endangered soon because of widespread poaching.
When all hope was thought to be lost, selection came to the rescue.
Visualizing the impending migration of birds, amphibians, and mammals.
The biggest fish in the pond.
They may be the cutest animal in the country, but we're cooking the d'awww out of them.
This takes wait too long -- we need to make haste.
Whales > Judges.
Tank'em, don't dump'em.
Museum collections are riddled with valuable specimens.
Does this mean I have to pee in the pool now?
Yet another study -- the most important so far -- finds that neonicotinoids likely wipe out bees.
A groundbreaking study found a giant lurking beneath the Arctic might be the oldest living vertebrate today.
They're more than the simple animals we consider them to be.
They face acid, lava, and ash every day.
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Humpback whales may be altruistic or hateful - either way, it's a puzzling behavior.
The Vikings then spread the new breed to mainland Europe.
Great Barrier Reef's only endemic mammal, the Bramble Cay melomys, is now officially extinct, scientists say.
Frigatebirds spend weeks at a time flying over oceans in search for food -- here's how they sleep during this time.
Loud screamers compensate for small testicles... but it works.
Scientists tell the story of the final sad chapter in the wooly mammoth story.
Looks like it's not always asteroids.
Who you callin' bird brain?
What better way to top off your meal?
Despite concerns, these clones have lived long and healthy lives.
The findings could have implications for the survival of modern animals in the face of global warming.
Believe it or not, there's actual scientific proof backing this advice.
Looks like happy hour isn't just a human thing.
It is alarming to see such emblematic species slide towards extinction
These big cats could save a lot of people -- if we let them.
We all know the pain and harrowing loneliness of losing a loved one, and it seems whales do too.
The discovery highlights how trait functions can change with evolution.
City birds aren't very friendly to each other.
After leaving its exoskeleton behind, the insect narrowly avoided amber entombment.
It turns out that ducklings are a lot smarter than we thought.
The blue-eyed babies give scientists hope for the mountain lion population at large.
It has M&Ms, peanut butter, flying drones, and fluffy critters. It's perfect.
Dinosaurs might not have been as terrifying as we thought.
This biomaterial is not only better, but more humane than traditional leather.
Bees have a very keen sense of smell -- they have to in order to survive. But air pollution is seriously plugging their 'nostrils'.
An amazing story that might shift the animal care paradigm for the disabled.
