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Book Review: Australian Birds, Wild Science, & Drought

Three new reads from CSIRO Publishing, one of Australia’s leading science and nature publishers.

Justine E. Hausheer

Restoring Appalachian Forests After a Legacy of Mining

Shaping a resilient future for forests means a lot of planting. And a lot of ripping and tearing.

Matthew L. Miller

The Science of Snakehead Slime

How do invasive snakeheads move on land? The answer may lie with another of the snakehead’s infamous features: its slime.

Matthew L. Miller

Following Frogs into the Flames

Tree frogs seem to disappear during a forest fire. Do they migrate? Do they die? A researcher set out to find them.

Jenny Rogers

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The Platypus Is Weirder Than You Ever Imagined

Once denounced as a hoax, the platypus is far weirder than those early explorers and zoologists could ever imagine. 

Justine E. Hausheer

Why Are You Seeing Robins in Winter?

Cara Cannon Byington

Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

Justine E. Hausheer

Giving Voice to Haevo’s Women Rangers

Justine E. Hausheer

Following Frogs into the Flames

Jenny Rogers

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Freshwater Mussels: The Livers of the River

A snorkeling outing on a creek brings the author up close with often overlooked and unappreciated freshwater mussels.

Keith Williams

How To: Go Snow Day Birding (with Merlin)

Cara Cannon Byington

Meet the Channel-billed Cuckoo, the World’s Largest Brood Parasite

Justine E. Hausheer

How Will Climate Change Affect the Spread of Invasive Species?

Christine Peterson

A Half Mile Underwater on Connecticut’s Eight Mile River

Keith Williams

The Disturbingly Long Tapeworms of Alaskan Bears

What’s that trailing from the bear? (It's not the cute cub)…It's an overlooked (and gross) creature of salmon ecosystems.

Matthew L. Miller

What’s That Weird Noise in the Night?

Justine E. Hausheer, Cara Cannon Byington, and Matthew L. Miller

8 Cool Wild Cats You Probably Don’t Know

Matthew L. Miller

10 Weird Australian Marsupials You’ve Never Heard Of

Justine E. Hausheer

What Are the 4 Calling Birds? Probably Not What You Think.

Matthew L. Miller

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