Conservation
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World's largest rodents are taking over a fancy gated community in ArgentinaCapybaras have overrun a gated community in Argentina which was controversially built over their original habitat.
By Harry Baker 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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Tasmanian devils wipe out colony of little penguins in major conservation backfireTasmanian devils introduced to Maria Island for their own conservation have created an ecological disaster in their new home by wiping out an entire population of little penguins.
By Harry Baker Published
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Wild Tasmanian devils born on mainland Australia for 1st time in 3,000 yearsConservationists have confirmed the birth of seven wild Tasmanian devil joeys in mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years.
By Harry Baker Published
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$1.2 million worth of rare, stolen cactuses confiscated and returned to ChileOfficials have returned stolen cactuses to Chile, after recovering the rare plants during two raids in Italy in 2020.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Jane Goodall says humanity's 'disrespect of the natural world' brought on the pandemicGoodall made the comments after winning the prestigious 2021 Templeton Prize.
By Rachael Rettner 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