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Invading queen ant tricks workers into killing their mother

Animals
Invading queen ant tricks workers into killing their mother
Invading queen ant tricks workers into killing their mother

The students who developed a plan to stop Armageddon

History & Culture
The students who developed a plan to stop Armageddon
The students who developed a plan to stop Armageddon

Surprising ways animals react to solar eclipses

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Surprising ways animals react to solar eclipses
Surprising ways animals react to solar eclipses

How farmers and fishers are protecting one of the world’s rarest reptiles

Animals
How farmers and fishers are protecting one of the world’s rarest reptiles
How farmers and fishers are protecting one of the world’s rarest reptiles

Dragonflies can reveal mercury contamination. Here's how.

Animals
Dragonflies can reveal mercury contamination. Here's how.
Dragonflies can reveal mercury contamination. Here's how.

Behind the scenes at America’s biggest birding festival

Animals
Behind the scenes at America’s biggest birding festival
Behind the scenes at America’s biggest birding festival

How do animals respond to eclipses? Help NASA find out.

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How do animals respond to eclipses? Help NASA find out.
How do animals respond to eclipses? Help NASA find out.

How AI is helping scientists protect birds

Animals
How AI is helping scientists protect birds
How AI is helping scientists protect birds

How an ‘extinct’ cicada was rediscovered 100 years later

Animals
How an ‘extinct’ cicada was rediscovered 100 years later
How an ‘extinct’ cicada was rediscovered 100 years later

Noticing more cicadas this year in the U.S.? There’s a reason

Animals
Noticing more cicadas this year in the U.S.? There’s a reason
Noticing more cicadas this year in the U.S.? There’s a reason

Chile’s new national park protects a superbloom of rare flowers

Travel
Chile’s new national park protects a superbloom of rare flowers
Chile’s new national park protects a superbloom of rare flowers

Extremely rare phantom jellyfish caught on camera

Animals
Extremely rare phantom jellyfish caught on camera
Extremely rare phantom jellyfish caught on camera

This tiny island is the best place to dive in the Caribbean

Travel
This tiny island is the best place to dive in the Caribbean
This tiny island is the best place to dive in the Caribbean

In this European microstate, adventurers contribute to science

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  • Planet Possible
In this European microstate, adventurers contribute to science
In this European microstate, adventurers contribute to science

Monarchs may be doing better than thought, study suggests

Animals
Monarchs may be doing better than thought, study suggests
Monarchs may be doing better than thought, study suggests
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