Latest Stories in Natural Sciences - Page 5
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Monkey poses for police photo after getting caught trashing woman's home
As more and more humans make themselves at home in once wild habitats, monkeys have begun taking the liberty to trespass in return -- and some seem quite pleased with themselves for doing so.
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Up close with animals living at Earth's poles
Paul Souders gets up close with animals from polar bears to penguins, from walrus to belugas, as he travels from pole to pole documenting wildlife.
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Saturn's strange north pole is a giant hexagon
We've learned a lot about Earth's atmosphere and climate by studying other planets. Here's a closer look at Saturn's very cool polar hexagon.
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With fewer predators comes higher carbon emissions
Species at the top of the food chain play a much more important role for regulating an ecosystem than previously thought.
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The Great Lakes vacationing in... Europe
Sometimes the best way to get an idea of the scale of something is to change the context.
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Bottlenose dolphins may call each other by name
It was already known that dolphins are taught signature whistles by their mothers, but their function was not entirely clear. New data shows they might be used similarly to names.
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Ain't nobody here but us (designer) chickens
Tamara Staple's new book opens up a whole world of chickens you never knew existed.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Bowerbirds use math and color coordination
These birds get complicated -- and extremely picky -- when building a nest to attract the ladies.
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New whale species found under a California highway
Thanks to a highway project, paleontoogists have made an exciting discovery of a new species of shark-eating whale.
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'Super-pod' of 100,000 dolphins spotted off California coast (Video)
A rare event, this pod of dolphins stretched over miles of ocean.
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Meteor explodes over Russian city, injuring 900+ (videos) (UPDATED)
On Friday morning, a meteor exploded in the stratosphere over Russia’s Urals region, near the city of Chelyabinsk. The shock wave was so intense that it shattered windows and collapsed some roofs. Early estimates indicate that 900+ people were injured.
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Beautifully detailed photographs of the sun taken from a backyard in Buffalo
Photographer Alan Friedman uses a telescope to get unique (and jaw-dropping) images of the sun.
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World's oldest wild bird hatches chick at age 62
Wisdom the Laysan albatross has come back for another breeding season on Midway atoll, setting records in the process.
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Nature Blows My Mind! 10 videos of the stunning, otherwordly flights of starlings
Starlings perform a spectacular and other-worldly aerial display when they gather at dusk in flocks numbering into the millions and move in a bird's version of ballet.
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Brazil to count every tree in its rainforests in massive census
It's a big, big, big job but someone has to do it. Brazil wants to make sure each and every tree is accounted for.
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Wildflowers threatened by "safe" levels of nitrogen pollution
The same pollution that causes marine dead zones and shortened human life spans now has also been shown to have a negative impact even in areas assumed to be "clean."
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Photographing wildlife in your own backyard, Q&A with Donald Quintana
Photographer Don Quintana shows off his extraordinary bird photos and talks about how his hobby brought him closer to nature.
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Defending Earth from Asteroids with... Spray Paint?
There are many ways to deflect potentially dangerous asteroids, and none of them are quite like what you'll see in a Hollywood movie. Nuclear weapons and macho men are replaced with mirrors and spray paint.
