Biodiversity
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![A polar bear on melting ice in Svalbard, Norway.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jRKoJn879Zt2EFPbWmRw6J-320-80.jpg)
Which animals are most likely to survive climate change?
By Emma Bryce published
What animal species will survive projected future droughts, rising temperatures and habitat loss?
![The desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii) is found in North Africa and the Middle East.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S3ZmuDq7JGhbhvCE64SYEP-320-80.jpg)
15 strange desert animals
By Stephanie Pappas published
Deserts are full of oddball animals. Here are 15 of the strangest.
![A Devils Hole pupfish looks directly into the camera, against a black background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BA5PbE5MUef93VhcJ2sRUR-320-80.jpg)
The Devils Hole pupfish is so inbred that it shouldn’t be alive
By Joanna Thompson published
New research reveals exactly how inbred the Devils Hole pupfish is.
![The world's first Arctic wolf clone was recently born in China.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3p4mBeUYtbZzVjJsAbAJQ7-320-80.jpg)
World's first wolf clone born to surrogate dog, Chinese company reveals
By Harry Baker last updated
A Chinese pet-cloning company has successfully cloned an Arctic wolf for the first time. The adorable pup is proof that cloning could be used to help save endangered species.
![Underwater kelp forest (ocean forest)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AdiEKjCXfdm2ZPUXVrjpzj-320-80.jpg)
Underwater 'ocean forests' on the sea bottom cover more area than the Amazon
By Albert Pessarrodona Silvestre, Karen Filbee-Dexter, Thomas Wernberg published
Vast underwater forests grow on the sea bottom; collectively, they cover more area than the entire Indian continent.
![When a visitor to a state park on Key Largo found the snake, the dead reptile had a giant centipede stuck in its throat.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fE9LnQ56XMw4sJv6qMY5LH-320-80.jpg)
Rare Florida snake found dead after choking on a giant centipede
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
The rim rock crowned snake is the rarest snake in North America. And now there's one less, after a snake was found dead with a centipede stuck in its throat.
![Tasmanian tigers are extinct — but that could change within 10 years, scientists say.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/36KHAkDYyANXGFBMgvvUhS-320-80.jpg)
Could extinct Tasmanian tigers be brought back from the dead?
By Mindy Weisberger published
Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, have been extinct for nearly 100 years. But scientists say gene-editing technology could bring back this lost species.
![A poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) sits on a leaf in the tropical rainforest. It's a small frog with a yellow head and alight blue body.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jmnKjcXry3GQjEZd2qqgCE-320-80.jpg)
Why is there so much biodiversity in the tropics?
By Martin McGuigan published
Ecologists say there are three explanations for the abundance of species in the tropics.
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