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Q. You wrote that blue whales are the largest mammals. What are the largest and smallest animals of other groups? What ...

Discover how extreme animal sizes, from the massive blue whale to the tiny shrew, shape their survival strategies.

In the warm, humid savannahs and forests of sub-Saharan Africa dwells a tribe of flower beetles in the genus Golianthus, ...

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Invasive feral hogs in Georgia destroy natural habitats, damage crops, and threaten water quality. With few natural predators ...

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Fecal analyses and necropsies suggest a fire-footed rope squirrel was the source of a 2023 mpox outbreak among sooty ...

For the first time, whole-genome analysis shows that the small Cape leopards are a genetically distinct population.

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Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...

The semi-aquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, was discovered by an international team of scientists working in Niger.