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Recovery: Saving Mark Twain’s Famous Frog
There’s good news about amphibians, and it’s an important antidote for hopelessness.
A Breakthrough for Chronic Wasting Disease?
A new paper finds for the first time a way to deactivate Chronic Wasting Disease prions, using a common household product.
When Turkeys Attack
Why are wild turkeys chasing down mail carriers and bicyclists?
Bird Country: Saving the Riverina’s Last Wild Wetlands
In a dry corner of southeast Australia, life-giving wetlands sustain a huge array of birds—and a 50,000-year old culture.
How the House Finch Conquered Your Feeder…and a Continent
The dramatic spread of the non-native bird we love, the house finch.
The Carp Show: An Inside Look at the Jumping Fish Invasion
Your guide to one of the most notorious fish invasions.
Fear the Squirrel: How Wildlife Causes Major Power Outages
Squirrels may pose a bigger threat to the power grid than cyber-attack.
Halloween Stories of Spooky Species & Weird Science
Nature is full of spooky species, weird science, and sometimes disturbing natural phenomena.
50 Fish, 50 States: Small Stream Wonders
An easy-to-overlook New York stream yields a strange and ferocious fish.
Horrifying True Stories of Insect Zombies
For insects, Zombieland is a very real and very horrifying fate.
A Field Guide to Commonly Misidentified Snakes
Snake expert and biologist David Steen helps you determine what that snake is. Spoiler: It’s not always a copperhead or cottonmouth.
Recovery: The Seal and Shark Invasion
Gray seals and great white sharks are rebounding in the Northeast U.S., but not everyone’s happy.
