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Baleen whales have an ‘oral plug’ to help them guzzle down food without choking
The newly-discovered fatty structure in fin whales might seal the upper airway during swallowing.
Icefish build bizarre undersea nests—and that’s just the beginning
A thriving colony of millions sheds new light on the mysterious polar creature.
Bees and butterflies have trouble smelling flowers in polluted air
Researchers have found that diesel exhaust and ozone make it difficult for pollinators to find flowers, reducing plant-production rates.
Humans probably didn’t mean to tame sheep and goats
Bones from a village in Turkey tell a 1,000-year story of wild animals becoming livestock.
Feast your eyes on exquisite fossils from an ancient rainforest (and more)
Found in Australia, the bonanza of soft-bodied relics in rock dates back to the Miocene epoch.
Inside the simple counting software that makes biologists’ jobs a little easier
DotDotGoose is a free, open-source tool that assists conservationists with manually counting objects in images.
Medieval knights rode tiny horses into battle
Warhorses in the Middle Ages were teenier than you think.
These bird species are most likely to contaminate our fruits and veggies
A sweeping new study dissects how pathogens get passed on from bird poop to farms to food.
Watch the National Zoo’s giant panda cub goof off in the snow
The DC snow dump didn’t stop these animals from having a good time
Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa
Protecting Seychelles' reefs is about human health as well as biodiversity.