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Feast your eyes on exquisite fossils from an ancient rainforest (and more)
Found in Australia, the bonanza of soft-bodied relics in rock dates back to the Miocene epoch.
Inside the simple counting software that makes biologists’ jobs a little easier
DotDotGoose is a free, open-source tool that assists conservationists with manually counting objects in images.
Medieval knights rode tiny horses into battle
Warhorses in the Middle Ages were teenier than you think.
These bird species are most likely to contaminate our fruits and veggies
A sweeping new study dissects how pathogens get passed on from bird poop to farms to food.
Watch the National Zoo’s giant panda cub goof off in the snow
The DC snow dump didn’t stop these animals from having a good time
Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa
Protecting Seychelles' reefs is about human health as well as biodiversity.
Airborne animal DNA could help biologists track endangered species
Zoo animals shed a surprising amount of DNA into the air around them—and scientists are developing a way detect it.
This noxious island is so full of snakes, people can’t even visit
Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
Zoos and aquariums have seen a dramatic shift—to the benefit of wildlife
Here are some of the animal welfare and conservation standards they have to follow.
E.O. Wilson changed the world with lessons learned from ants
He was the father of biodiversity and a model of sustainability.
