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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…
Posted inAir
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…
Posted inPlant
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…
Posted inLand
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…
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How Beavers Transform Landscapes and Create Wetlands
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it,…
Posted inPlant
Strangler Figs: Forest Assassins or Keystone Species?
Imagine, if you will, a tropical forest, a place where ruins from long, lost civilizations…
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Hammerhead Sharks: More Than Just a Pretty Face
Even though there are literally thousands of known species of fish living in the ocean,…