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Bees and butterflies have trouble smelling flowers in polluted air
Researchers have found that diesel exhaust and ozone make it difficult for pollinators to find flowers, reducing plant-production rates.
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.
This 90-million-year-old crab had the eyes of a hunter
What had 10 legs and the eye of the tiger?
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.
Our favorite science long reads of 2021
Our staff's top picks for stories are worth a first (or second) read.
E.O. Wilson changed the world with lessons learned from ants
He was the father of biodiversity and a model of sustainability.
