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NATURE

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And no, the animals don't have three heads.

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The trees are reaching the end of their life span and could be gone in just 10 years.

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The breeding pair is housed in a new exhibit at the Prospect Park Zoo.

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The pressures of ivory poaching have reshaped African elephant populations in just a few decades.

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You'll never look at your potted plants the same way again.

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They're 5000 times faster than the blink of an eye.

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Time to move to the woods.

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We’re all familiar with colorful spots of something growing in our showers and in other dark, damp areas in our homes, but is it mold or is it mildew?

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Matilde Boelhouwer borrowed elements from nature to make them attractive to pollinators.

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Most termites aren't interested in eating houses. In fact, one day they may teach us how to build them.

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Most casual hikers probably give hiking trails little thought before lacing up their boots. But hiking trails aren’t natural, so how are they created?

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This fearless breed is helping to reduce conflicts between people and predators.

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It won't just get hotter.

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His job was to protect the birds. But nobody was there to protect him.

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These sexy boys are too pretty to need any other skills.

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And that means declines in lizards, frogs, birds, and all the other creatures that feed on those insects.

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Even a Category 4 storm is no match for the beloved restaurant chain.

Anna Atkins (1799–1871), Dictyota dichotoma, in the young state & in fruit, from PartXI of Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, 1849-1850, cyanotype

Her identity was a mystery for decades.

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It lists the animals, plants, and minerals each color appears in.

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It's less stressful for the fish than transporting them on the ground.