Thought to be extinct in the wild, the Spix Macaw currently exists in captivity with their numbers in the dismally low 60 to ...

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The explosion of populations east of the Mississippi was made possible by logging and the slaughter of wolves.

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A carefully crafted figure of a goose and a woman suggests that art reflecting spiritual beliefs entered a new phase among early villagers in the Middle East.

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From cancer-resistant mole rats to 200-year-old whales, evolution has equipped long-lived species with unique biological ...

After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.