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By Mar 2, 2021
Animals

Identifying animals in photos is trickier than you might think

Images that supposedly showed the extinct thylacine were actually of a pademelon. But how could you even confuse the two?
By Apr 16, 2020
Science

Rhinos pay a painful price for oxpecker protection

Nothing ever comes free.
By Feb 21, 2020
Environment

Australia’s horrific fires may permanently change the country’s landscape

Climate change has altered the rules irrevocably.
By Sep 17, 2019
Environment

Mass extinctions made life on Earth more diverse—and might again

Given another huge extinction event on the horizon, it's crucial that we figure out how they work sooner rather than...
By Aug 14, 2019
Space

Aliens used to keep our fear of extinction at bay—then we realized how alone we are

How a silent cosmos got us thinking about the future.
By Jul 1, 2019
Environment

After the dinosaurs died, lichens found a way

The asteroid that destroyed much of life on Earth allowed other species to thrive.
By Jun 6, 2019
Animals

Are we killing off all the wild buffalo that still know how to roam?

Most of the bison that wander out of Yellowstone National Park are fair game.
By May 22, 2019
Animals

Tigers don’t want to eat humans, but we’re not giving them much choice

Man-eating tigers are a by-product of the human-caused climate crisis.
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Environment

The UN’s devastating extinction report, explained in 5 charts

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Science

Say ‘aloha!’ to this not-actually-extinct Hawaiian flower

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