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Life on Earth

Ant walking on moss looking at reflection in water

Life on Earth

Researchers use AI to create a treasure map of undiscovered ant species

August 4, 2022

E. O. Wilson once referred to invertebrates as “the little things that run the world,” without whom “the human species…Read More

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Life on Earth

Miniature frogs set record as first vertebrates to lose the ability to balance

June 16, 2022

Amphibians are exceptionally good at being small. There are salamanders the size of your thumb nail, pygmy newts that live…Read More

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Life on Earth

Park rangers use butterflies to take planet’s pulse in a biodiversity hotspot

May 2, 2022

In 2017, a group of scientists raised alarm bells by showing that flying insects had declined in Germany by more…Read More

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Life on Earth

Researchers discover new species in critically imperiled ecosystem

March 10, 2022

Researchers working in one of the world’s most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems have discovered a new plant species, Castela senticosa,…Read More

A close up image of a large moth perched at the tip of a twig with prominent, feather-like antennae

Life on Earth

Student’s device enables researchers to easily track elusive insects

February 24, 2022

With some home security software and a little ingenuity, researchers have developed an inexpensive device that will allow them to…Read More

Tiger shark floating languidly above white seafloor sands

Life on Earth

After three years of declines, shark bites are again on the rise

January 24, 2022

After three consecutive years of worldwide declines, the number of shark bites picked up in 2021, with a total of…Read More

Illustration of large phylogeny with unraveling DNA embedded with several organisms, including a cuddlefish, snake, bird of paradise, morning glory, mushroom and a pine branch.

Life on Earth

Earth BioGenome Project enters new phase

January 19, 2022

The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), a global effort to map the genomes of all 1.8 million known species of plants,…Read More

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Life on Earth

Map of transparent butterflies highlights biodiversity hotspot in the Andes Mountains

December 16, 2021

With over a million known species, insects are by far the most diverse group of organisms on Earth, with conservative…Read More

Researcher marking a Schaus' swallowtail with a sharpie for catch and release observation

Community Science

Florida volunteers see record numbers of endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly

September 16, 2021

F or the past nine years, volunteers working with the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Florida Park Service…Read More

Monarch butterlies on branch and in sky

Community Science

Who observes the observers? Scientists conduct large-scale study of iNaturalist users

September 8, 2021

Scientists analyzed more than 31 million iNaturalist records in a new study to find out who most often uses the…Read More

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