For most people, estimating a bear’s weight or fur color isn’t a top priority during an unexpected encounter in the wood…
Conservation
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For three decades, the species was thought to be locally extinct in Thailand. The last documented sighting of one of the rarest wild species on the planet — Prionailurus planiceps…
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Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) typically come down from trees for about 10 minutes at a time — and those brief episodes are linked to two-thirds of their recorded deaths. That alarming…
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A team led by Tatiana Feirborn, a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institutes of Health, collected DNA from modern dogs and from ancient dog remains unearthed at archaeological sites across…
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Design & Architecture
Tiny Deep‑Sea Portraits: How a Photographer Captures Diamond Squid and a Lobster Riding a Jellyfish
Few things are more beautiful than tiny sea creatures shimmering in dark water in every color imaginable. As the sun sets over Florida and the sky and sea go black,…
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Nature & Travel
How a Dentist Photographs Tiny Deep-Sea Creatures — Lobsters Riding Jellyfish and Diamond Squid
What could be more beautiful than tiny sea creatures shimmering in dark water in every imaginable color? As the sun sets over Florida and the sky and sea go black,…