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How we found the northern green anaconda, a new species of the heaviest snake on Earth
The green anaconda has long been considered one of the Amazon’s most formidable and mysterious animals. Our new research upends scientific understanding of this…
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‘Stepping stone to Mars’: Minimoons may help us become an interplanetary species, says MIT astrophysicist Richard Binzel
More than 30,000 asteroids are traveling on paths that bring them close to Earth. Some are giant boulders with the…
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325 million-year-old shark graveyard discovered deep within Mammoth Cave harbors new fossilized species
Two new shark species that lived 325 million years ago have been discovered in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park and…
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Hidden DNA found in blue whales reveals they’ve been mating with other species — and their hybrid offspring
Blue whales in the Atlantic Ocean are harboring a previously unknown and potentially alarming level of hybrid DNA, a new…
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Genomes of 51 animal species mapped in record time, creating ‘evolutionary time machine’
Researchers just mapped and published the genomes of 51 animal species, from fish-eating crocodiles known as gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) to…
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1st-ever white rhino IVF sparks hope that ‘doomed species’ could still be saved, despite there being no males left
For the first time, researchers have successfully used a form of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to impregnate a female white rhinoceros.…
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Cloned Przewalski horses are ‘resurrected stallions’ that could help species thrive, scientists say
Two Przewalski’s horses have been successfully cloned using DNA from a long-dead male, which may have significant implications for the…
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Universal process that wires the brain is consistent across species
Mouse, insect or worm — in all these creatures, the same principle guides the formation of super strong connections between…
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Humans now kill 80 million sharks per year, 25 million of which are threatened species
An estimated 80 million sharks are dying in fisheries each year despite global regulations aimed at protecting them from finning,…
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‘This is unlikely to be an isolated event’: 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for species
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) may be at risk of bird flu as sea ice shrinks, bringing them in contact with…
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