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By Douglas Main Published 26 August 13

Tasmanian devils and an assortment of other endangered species will be released into a "halfway house" in Australia as a preliminary step before releasing them into the wild.

By Douglas Main Published 23 August 13

One might think that such a large plant like bamboo, dined upon by gorillas, would be well- known. But a new analysis shows that the bamboos belong to two newly described taxonomic groups.

By Douglas Main Published 23 August 13

Females of two bug species may have figured out a way to lessen their chances of being on the receiving end of their species habit of "traumatic insemination."

By Douglas Main Published 23 August 13

By aerating cow dung, dung beetles may help reduce the amount of methane released into the atmosphere, a new study suggests.

By Douglas Main Published 22 August 13

A new study found that wolves howled more frequently to members of their pack with which they spent more time, suggesting they howl to re-establish contact and come together.

By Douglas Main Published 22 August 13

If you think you're afraid of spiders, perhaps these amazing peacock spiders will change your mind about the animals. Or maybe not. But check them out anyway!

By Douglas Main Published 21 August 13

If even if you hate spiders, you may find these peacock spiders cute. Or so several have claimed after seeing the amazing mating dance of this arachnid.

By Douglas Main Published 21 August 13

A new type of slime-spitting velvet worm has been found in the rain forests of Vietnam, suggesting that there may be hundreds of thousands of undiscovered species of velvet worms out there.

By Douglas Main Published 21 August 13

Just like its human residents, New York City's roaches are among the most diverse in the world. One reporter got his office's roaches sequenced and found out they may hail from China.

By Douglas Main Published 20 August 13

Baby owls and baby mammals like humans sleep in a similar manner, spending an analogous amount of time in an awakelike phase in which dreams are thought to occur.

By Douglas Main Published 19 August 13

The Environmental Protection Agency has declined a petition to change the source of fluoride in U.S. drinking water, saying the switch would be too costly.

By Douglas Main Published 16 August 13

From vampire bats to bighorn sheep, Casey Anderson tracks some of the most elusive animals in the country. He shares his experiences with these animals on the show "America the Wild."

By Douglas Main Published 16 August 13

A small but growing number of parishioners have flocked to a particular crape myrtle tree outside of a Catholic church in Fresno, Calif., because the tree supposedly drops "God's tears."

By Douglas Main Published 14 August 13

Whence the monarch butterfly? New research shows that it may take as many as five generations for monarchs to make it out of Mexico, up to Canada, and back again.

By Douglas Main Published 13 August 13

An electromagnetic pulse or a bad solar storm could possibly knock out the electrical grid, causing major problems for society.

By Douglas Main Published 13 August 13

By Douglas Main Published 12 August 13

Here are photos from the television show "Doomsday Castle," on the National Geographic Channel, a show which chronicles one family's quest to survive a world without electricity.

By Douglas Main Published 12 August 13

Meet a family who has built a castle to survive the apocalypse. The family is the subject of a new National Geographic Channel show called "Doomsday Castle."

By Douglas Main Published 12 August 13

By Douglas Main Published 9 August 13

Shark scientist Antonella Preti recently dissected the largest mako shark stomach she's ever encountered, in order to find out what these giants of the ocean eat.

By Douglas Main Published 8 August 13