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Yellow-naped Amazon Parrots Use Complex Warble Duets
Have you ever listened to a parrot speak and wondered whether birds possess a language of their own? Videos…
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New Deep-Sea Worm Pectinereis strickrotti Discovered at Costa Rica Methane Seeps
The deep ocean is an entire realm of alien mystery. Descend beyond the reach of sunlight and vast ecosystems…
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Cats Can Learn Human Words Faster Than Babies, Study Suggests
Cats have shared human homes for roughly 12,000 years, apparently taking careful note of the ways we…
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Kimberley fossils reveal ancient marine amphibians
Fossils unearthed in north-western Australia reveal that, 250 million years ago, the red, dusty Kimberley…
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World Hippo Day 2026: Protecting Africa’s Hippopotamus
Every 15 February, World Hippo Day draws attention to the hippopotamus, among Africa’s largest and most…
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Cleaner Wrasse Show Rapid Mirror Self-Recognition
A tiny coral-reef fish has astonished scientists with its cognitive abilities. Researchers have found that the…
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How Climate Change Could Reshape Monarch Butterfly Migration
The monarch butterfly makes an annual journey from Canada and the United States to the mountains of central…
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Marsupials Grow Newborns’ Arms Before Almost Anything Else Forms
A new study has found that marsupials develop their newborns’ arms before almost any other body part…
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Deep Ocean Mining Threatens Twilight Zone Food Webs
Deep ocean mining’s harmful effects are no longer confined to the seabed. The disputed practice is also…
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Jackdaw Chicks Learn About Predators Before Leaving the Nest
For many animals, acquiring incorrect information can be fatal. A young bird that cannot identify a predator…
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Great Salt Lake Nematodes Discovered in Extreme Salinity
For decades, the Great Salt Lake in the United States was officially believed to contain only two animals…
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Is It Safe to Let Your Dog Lick Your Face?
Anyone who owns a dog will recognise the pleasure of arriving home to an ecstatic welcome: a frantically…
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Dinosaur Fossils May Reveal the Tendon Behind Modern Avian Flight
Dinosaur fossils with an unusual bend at the elbow and wrist may reveal evidence of a vanished tendon that…
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Kenyan lesser mealworm larvae can consume polystyrene
An encouraging development in efforts to combat plastic pollution has emerged: mealworm larvae can consume…
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Lone Orca Starboard Kills White Shark in Two Minutes
Orca pack hunting is the stuff of legend. Operating in highly coordinated groups, these formidable predators…
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Birdsong and Forest Settings Reduce Student Stress at NC State
Mental health has been worsening across university campuses for years. By 2020, almost 60 percent of students…
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307-Million-Year-Old *Tyrannoroter heberti* Fossil Reveals Early Terrestrial Herbivory
For tens of millions of years following animals’ first steps onto land, almost every vertebrate was a…
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Fish Biofluorescence Has Glowed Across Oceans for 112 Million Years
Biofluorescent fish have illuminated the oceans for no less than 112 million years. As blue light strikes…
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Salmonella Recall of Chicken-Chip Dog Treats Sold in Five States
A single batch of chicken-chip dog treats, distributed in five states, has been found to contain Salmonella…
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Climbing Down Trees Helped Shape Early Primates
Life among the trees profoundly influenced the bodies of early primates. New research indicates that climbing…
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Plastic Chemical Oleamide Changes Octopus Hunting and Prey Behaviour
A seemingly ordinary piece of plastic could alter how ocean animals feed, conceal themselves and stay alive.