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A new study shows that reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone sparked a massive comeback for aspen saplings.
CaLea Johnson|
Scientists have made the first comprehensive marine wildlife size database to help scientists better understand ocean ecosystems.
CaLea Johnson|
A rare grasshopper once believed to be extinct has been spotted for the first time since 1980—but habitat loss may threaten its future.
CaLea Johnson|
Good news for anyone who hates raking their lawn: You don’t have to.
Jessica Toomer|
Mother Nature can be scary, as these films full of homicidal bunnies, pissed-off piranhas, and one mutated bear prove.
Mark Mancini|
Slime mold definitely had a moment—but it’s hard to beat two dead salamanders floating in a carnivorous plant.
Ellen Gutoskey|
Thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental activism, there’s now a critically endangered species named in his honor.
Ellen Gutoskey|
How many ice ages have there been so far? The same number of ‘Ice Age’ movies that have been released. (Five.)
Ellen Gutoskey|
Certain lands can store large quantities of carbon (though we also need to cut carbon emissions in the first place).
Ellen Gutoskey|
Georgia needs your help to prevent the Argentine black and white tegu from becoming a devastating invasive species.
Ellen Gutoskey|
The differences between forests, woods, and jungles aren't exactly an apple trees to orange trees kind of comparison.
Ellen Gutoskey|
The move will save more than 1300 tons of plastic every year.
Shaunacy Ferro|
The winged mammals play a vital—albeit little-appreciated—role in agave production.
Shaunacy Ferro|
Scientists just discovered 1.5 million penguins living on a chain of remote Antarctic islands, thanks to satellite images of their telltale poop.
Shaunacy Ferro|
The formations that give the park its name could vanish as soon as 13 years from now.
Melissa Gaskill|
Between 1992 and 1996, artist Agnes Denes built a mountain.
Shaunacy Ferro|
You hear the term tossed about, but what does it really mean?
Jenny Splitter|
Calling Thunder juxtaposes the sounds of modern New York City with the sounds of the species that once roamed there.
Shaunacy Ferro|
During the winter, they switch from a 24-hour day governed by sunlight to a 24.8-hour lunar day governed by the phases of the moon.
Shaunacy Ferro|
A genetic analysis of Australia’s feral cats suggest that cats probably made their way to the continent during the period of European exploration.
Shaunacy Ferro|

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