Animals

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Climate Change Is Creating Cannibal Lobsters

Warming water means more lobsters--and lobster cannibalism

Etsy Has Banned Sales of Protected Animals’ Fur, Bones, Teeth And Bodies

Conservation groups are hoping that, with Etsy and Ebay on board, other sites such as Craigslist, Bonanza and Google Shop will follow suit

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The Climate Is Changing Faster Than Animals Have Ever Evolved

Most researchers agree, however, that there will be species winners and losers as a result of future climate change

Miconia growing in Hawaii

In Hawaii, Scientists Are Battling Invasive Plants with Herbicide-Shooting Paintball Guns

Paintball gun-wielding researchers have used this Rambo-like approach to reduce some patches on invasive plants by 80 percent

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What’s Killing Florida’s Manatees This Time?

What's behind the mysterious deaths of more than a hundred of Florida's manatees?

A Weddell Seal sunbathes near Antarctica’s Ross Sea.

Instead of Being Protected, Antarctica’s Oceans Will Be Open for Fishing

A plan to protect millions of acres of Antarctic ocean was temporarily killed in a meeting yesterday

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Wildflowers Can Get STDs, And This App Wants You to Help Track One

That's right, flowers can get STD's. And these scientists want your help figuring out how common one plant STD is

The city of Shanghai presents A True Story (above), an impressive work of mosaïculture, at Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal 2013.

Horticultural Artists Grow Fantastical Scenes at the Montréal Botanical Garden

Take a peek at some of the living artwork entered in an international competition in Quebec this summer

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Science Confirms: American Dogs Are American As It Gets

Researchers used to believe that the dog population in America had been wiped out by European breeds

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This Town Wants to Put Its Deer on Birth Control

In Westchester County, hunting with firearms is prohibited and deer have no predators

Maybe Don’t Feel So Bad For the Men Treed by Tigers for Five Days

They may have planned to sell the cub they killed on the black market

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This Butterfly Metamorphosis Film Was Shot With an iPhone Camera

The morphing of a butterfly into a caterpillar has fascinated humans since we discovered the curious strategy

Algae in the Yellow Sea near Qingdao in 2008

China’s Massive Algae Bloom Could Leave the Ocean’s Water Lifeless

The beaches of Qingdao, China, are covered in algae, but marine life may be faring worse than the swimmers

How to Survive a Lion Attack

If you're managed to get yourself into a person vs lion situation, you probably don't know what to do about it. Thankfully, the internet is here for you

A coy Buttercup wearing his brand new foot.

Buttercup the One-Legged Duck No Longer Has to Hobble

Buttercup's adorable plight, which concluded on Sunday when engineers successfully outfitted the duck with a 3D printed duck foot

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Virus Hunters Are Testing Bats, Camels, Goats And Cats to Find a Deadly Illness’ Origin

Bats have been pinpointed as the most likely culprits behind MERS, though camels are a close second

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Obama Tackles Illegal Wildlife Trade

Obama's plan will specifically address poaching of elephants and rhinos, though he has also reportedly begun conversations with China about curbing demand

Invasive Lionfish Are Such Effective Predators They’re Becoming Obese

Unfortunately, so far local human populations haven't taken to eating the invasive, piggy lionfish out of existence

Killer Whales May Be Two Distinct Species

Researchers estimate that up to six or seven different species or sub-species of killer whales may live around the world

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