Science Writer
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Meet the Channel-billed Cuckoo, the World’s Largest Brood Parasite
Summer in eastern Australia means one thing: the arrival of the channel-billed cuckoos, the world’s largest brood parasite and one very cool bird.
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Cool Green Holiday Book Review 2024
Six books — ranging from eels to owls to outdoor adventures — that will make great gifts for your loved ones, or yourself.
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Do Enticing Mites Help Florida Scrub Lizards Attract a Mate?
Scientists at TNC's Tiger Creek Preserve are using lizard robots — yes, robots — to figure out if parasitic mites helped lizards attract a mate.
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To Save Pacific Turtles, Focus on Small-Scale Fisheries
Small-scale fisheries cause significantly greater mortality to Solomon Islands turtles than longliners.
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TNC Scientist Honored with Naming of New Skink Species
It’s not every day that a young female scientist is honored alongside David Attenborough and E. O. Wilson.
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Saving Dixie: 24 Hours Caring for a Wallaby Joey
Writer Justine Hausheer spends 24 hours caring for an orphaned wallaby.
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Swift Parrots and the Heartbreak of Rare Species
Is it wrong for wildlife watchers to seek out a species because we fear its extinction?
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7 Strange Species from the Ocean’s Depths
Eye-eating worms, crabs that look like a yeti, and eels that help fish hunt.
