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Garlic: A Simple Bulb with Powerful Uses in Health and Food
When it comes to world cuisine, nearly every culture has found some use for the…
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The Biomechanics of Hawk Hunting
The gift of flight is one that has only been granted to a relative handful…
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Mountain Gorillas: Family Bonds in the Misty Forest
Ever since the first major motion pictures hit the silver screen, mankind has had a…
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Jellyfish Blooms and the Effects of Climate Change
Most of us have seen a lone jellyfish, stranded and dying in the sands along…
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Night Shift: How Moths Keep Ecosystems Alive
When it comes to bugs that the vast majority of humans would consider to be…
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The Fearsome World of Deep-Sea Predators
We've been here before, though it's been some time since we traversed this deep beneath…
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Baobab Trees: The Real and Mythical Tree of Life
Imagine, if you will, that you're staring out across the wide, sunlit plains of Africa.…
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The Migration Secrets of Bar-Headed Geese Over the Himalayas
Each year, birds from one end of the world, make their way across the seas…
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How Orchids Use Deception to Attract Pollinators
For most of us, the only experience we have with the dainty, enchanting little flowers…
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Grizzly Bears: Ecosystem Engineers of North America
Many of us had teddy bears as children. These stuffed animals, named by famed conservationist/hunter,…
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How Seals Adapt to Extreme Cold
We've been to the frozen Arctic before. We've taken deep dives into frigid seas in…