Watch how hundreds of thousands of bats choreograph jam-packed nightly migrations with surprising grace.
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Zoology
These female frogs fake death and pretend to be the opposite sex to head off unwanted male attention.
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Their inner compass could be guided by quantum forces.
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Can we save the frozen continent’s unique fauna?
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Bats, rats, fish, bivalves, and butterflies are just as important for ecosystems as apex predators.
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The author on writing his new book “Crossings,” about the environmental destruction of roads.
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What happens after a discovery hatches.
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Once declared extinct, the world’s largest species of rail is returning to its former range in New Zealand.
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Tiny box jellyfish are brainless—but they still make memories and adapt.
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San Diego is a biodiversity hotspot for bees. Researchers need help documenting them.
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