Biodiversity
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Stunning colorized footage provides a glimpse of the last known Tasmanian tigerThylacines, once widespread in Australia, have been extinct for nearly a century, but newly colorized footage provides a glimpse of what they looked like in life.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Why is the color blue so rare in nature?Of all the colors we can see in nature, blue is one of the rarest.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Humans are the real monsters in gory new shark documentaryAcclaimed horror director Eli Roth has a new documentary on a horrific subject: the shark finning trade.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Rare 'zombie fingers' parasitic fungus is hanging on (barely) in AustraliaScientists recently found that a fungus resembling zombies' fingers is more widespread in Australia than anyone suspected.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Dragon mantis females have a Y-shaped sex gland that moves like a tentacle and looks like a maggotA two-pronged, pheromone-producing gland in female dragon mantises only pops up when they are ready to mate.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Newfound species of amphibious giant centipede named for woman cursed by the godsResearchers recently described a new species of amphibious giant centipede in an archipelago in Japan.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Scientists want to store DNA of 6.7 million species on the moon, just in caseScientists have unveiled plans for a lunar ark on the moon containing genetic information on 6.7 million species to ensure their preservation against existential threats.
By Harry Baker Published
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Weird rodent glows under UV light with disco swirls of pink and orangeNew research spotlights fluorescence in a jumping rodent known as a springhare.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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The planet is dying faster than we thoughtA triple-threat of climate change, biodiversity loss and overpopulation is bearing down on Earth, a new paper from 17 scientists warns.
By Brandon Specktor Published
