Cicadas are the Barry White of the insect world
Summer days resonate with the sound of cicadas trying to make a love connection. But like a lot of singles, male…
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How a century of fear turned deadly for sharks
Before the summer of 1916, there was still debate about whether sharks could kill humans. Most people were not even…
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Relationship advice from a gender-bending fish
A 3-inch, monogamous, hermaphrodite proves the saying “there’s plenty more fish in the sea” isn’t always the case. For the tiny…
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Deadly fungus threatens African frogs
Misty mountains, glistening forests and blue-green lakes make Cameroon, the wettest part of Africa, a tropical wonderland for amphibians. The…
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Protecting a sunken ancient world
Probing the contours of some of the world’s most dangerous underwater caves: that’s how Brian Kakuk discovered the Bahamas’ oldest…
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Shark attacks hit all-time high in 2015
It’s the kind of record no one wants to break: the most shark attacks in a single year. But 2015 did…
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Six new African clawed-frog species discovered
Before modern-day pregnancy tests, doctors in the early 20th century resorted to unusual methods. One was to expose a live…
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Fossils link Caribbean bat extinction to humans
Sharing caves with millions of bats, the Caribbean’s first humans may have driven some species of the winged mammals to…
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Discovery of over 100 new species
A saber-toothed cat that roamed the southeastern U.S. 5 million years ago, the world’s oldest grape and a bizarre hermit…
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‘Dinosaurs of the turtle world’ at risk in Southeast rivers
Conservation of coastal rivers of the northern Gulf of Mexico is vital to the survival of the alligator snapping turtle,…
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