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Polar bears enjoy a good wrestle. It's an activity which reinforces social ties and may help get them in shape for the hunting season ahead
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Some migratory species may spend their time in Africa getting ready to woo mates in the spring
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From GPS-tagged eggs to smartphone apps, these emerging technologies could help give endangered species a chance at survival
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Microplastics from beauty products and other sources affected oysters’ ability to reproduce in laboratory experiments
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How do animals survive under the snow? We're only beginning to understand—just as climate change may rewrite everything
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The question is why would an animal weighing up to 16,000 pounds need to jump?
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<em>P. dentata</em> ants are among the very few species to show no signs of deterioration as they age
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A survey of 50 North Carolina homes turned up just five rooms that were completely free of arthropods
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The region was once home to a plethora of catlike creatures called nimravids, and fossils show they were an especially fractious breed
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Distinctive cut marks on a Siberian mammoth represent the first known evidence of human hunters this far north
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Dutch wildlife photographer Jasper Doest followed the path of the white stork's migration route, forever altered by human activity
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Long though to boost bug stickiness, the fluid may instead help insects mold to contours and make quick exits
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After being kidnapped and dropped off at sea, the sharks picked up on olfactory cues to find their way back home
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The cuttlefish has the largest brain-to-body ratio of all invertebrates, which explains why its camouflage is so intricate and masterful
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Quantum spookiness, a Maya city buried in ash and more in this year’s surprising science
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Recent finds are helping paleontologists piece together what happened after dinosaurs vanished from the island
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The behavioral findings hint that dogs, like humans, might be capable of their own form of empathy
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The finches on the Galapagos Islands are suffering from a parasitic fly introduced to the islands by humans
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Crocodile's eyes are an engineering marvel: They can see all around, can track different targets, are retractable in battle, and can even see at night
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La Réunion has seen way more attacks than its neighbor Mauritius, and scientists are struggling to figure out why
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