Life
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- Animals
Red Apes in Danger
The population of orangutans in northeastern Borneo appears to be falling rapidly.
- Animals
Polly shouldn’t get a cracker
When female kakapo parrots go on a diet, they produce fewer male chicks.
- Animals
A whale’s amazing tooth
The narwhal's long tusk may sense changes in water temperature and pressure, helping the sea animal survive in the Arctic.
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- Fossils
From Mammoth to Modern Elephant
The Asian elephant appears to be the closest living relative of the woolly mammoth, now extinct.
- Animals
Young Ants in the Kitchen
Certain ant larvae fix dinner for adults and don't even sneak snacks as they cook.
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- Fossils
Some Dinos Dined on Grass
Evidence taken from fossilized dinosaur poop shows that some of these reptiles ate grass.
- Physics
Earth’s lowly rumble
From rumbling volcanoes to grumbling elephants, scientists are eavesdropping on the lowest sounds on Earth.
- Plants
Nature’s Alphabet
Plants, animals, and other natural objects may bear patterns that resemble letters, numbers, and other figures.
- Animals
Mouse Songs
Male mice appear to string together chirpy, high-pitched noises to create songs.
