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What pioneering new research has revealed about the forest
Why We’re Afraid of Bats
On how we know—and how we learn—what to fear
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But modern farms deprive them of meaningful companionship.
Esther Aarts Whale Songs Are Getting Deeper
Scientists have theories as to why—some worrisome, some hopeful, all involving humans.
Esther Aarts What Lies Beneath
Burrow far below the planet’s surface, and even there, humanity has left its imprint.
Hokyoung Kim Human Drugs Are Polluting the Water—And Animals Are Swimming in It
Salmon on psychotropics, platypuses on prozac, and other strange tales from the wild
Esther Aarts The Sad Story of a Rare Cat and Its Loyal Parasite
We had scarcely discovered the parasite Felicola isidoroi when it vanished forever.
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