Animals
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AnimalsPolar bears in trouble
Melting ice is bad news for polar bears that live in northern Alaska.
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AnimalsThe History of Meow
Scientists have traced the history of housecats back to a wild species of cat that lived in the Near East thousands of years ago.
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AnimalsKoalas, up close and personal
By learning more about koalas, people may help save the animals from an uncertain future.
By Emily Sohn -
AnimalsPothole repair, insect-style
Army ants forced to travel on a narrow wooden strip throw themselves into holes and allow fellow travelers to race over them.
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AnimalsLife on the Down Low
The first scientific survey of organisms in the deep waters off Antarctica has discovered lots of life.
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AnimalsLittle beetle, big horns
Why do dung beetles have horns? Biologists sniff out some answers.
By Roberta Kwok -
AnimalsBig squid
Florida fishermen recently hauled in a squid that's like no other ever found in the Atlantic Ocean.
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AnimalsCacophony acoustics
How do frogs hear each other in a noisy pond? Just the way we would, as it turns out.
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AnimalsHelping the cause of macaws
Scientists' discoveries about macaws may help these magnificent birds survive.
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AnimalsRevenge of the cowbirds
Some cowbirds seem to force other birds to raise their chicks.
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AnimalsA meal plan for birds
Scrub jays do a bird version of planning ahead for their next meal.
By Emily Sohn