Animals
- Environment
Lessons from a lonely tortoise
In the Galapagos Islands, scientists are struggling to save some of the most endangered creatures in the world.
- Animals
A Wild Ferret Rise
Once nearly extinct, wild black-footed ferrets are making a comeback in Wyoming.
- Animals
Long nose, hopeful future
A chainsaw-nosed creature of the sea finally earns some protection.
- Tech
Slip sliming away
Scientists study how slime helps slugs and snails get around on only one foot.
- Animals
Polar bears in trouble
Melting ice is bad news for polar bears that live in northern Alaska.
- Animals
The 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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- Animals
Koalas, up close and personal
By learning more about koalas, people may help save the animals from an uncertain future.
- Animals
Pothole 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.
- Animals
Life 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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