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On islands, many plants rely on animals such as birds, bats and reptiles to disperse their seeds and help them grow in new ...

Jane Goodall, who chronicled the social lives of chimps, has died, but she leaves a lasting legacy on how we view the natural ...

Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects ...

Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer than their male counterparts, according to a new study ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

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