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The lab-raised, male mosquitoes are meant to breed with the invasive ones on the islands and produce sterile eggs that will help suppress avian malaria ...

New research suggests long-billed curlews keep an ear out for warnings from prairie dogs in order to hide from predators and protect their nests ...

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While tourists flock to magnetic destinations like Nice and Cannes, these often overlooked small towns offer art, history, and natural beauty—without the crowds. On the French Riviera, La Turbie ...

“If there is a species that we might be able to engage with in some kind of two-way communication, these guys are really good candidates.” Bottlenose dolphins living near Sarasota, Florida ...

Beneath sea urchins’ exterior spines, rounded skeletons called tests are jewels of color, texture, and symmetry. There are hundreds of urchin species, and they’re found in every ocean on ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

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