An accumulation of twigs, grasses, and other materials in a cave.

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A collection of human-made materials, including an assortment of fabrics and fiber arts.

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A black and white bird holding a bit of meat in its mouth.

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Planet Earth

Vultures Stashed Sandals and Other Archaeological Artifacts in Their Nests Around 675 Years Ago

The Black Mamba, Africa’s most feared snake can help to sniff out pollution. 

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Black Mambas Rack Up Heavy Metals in Their Scales, Helping to Track Urban Pollution

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Great Salt Lake Changed More in the Last 200 Years Than in Millennia &mdash; And It&rsquo;s Because of Us

A gray rattlesnake with brown-black blotches sits in the grass.

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A researcher in a black shirt uses snake tongs to catch a gray rattlesnake with brown-black blotches in the tall grass.

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Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes live in Michigan and other Midwestern states.

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Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes live in Michigan as well as other Midwestern states.

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Eastern Massasauga Rattle Snakes are Resorting to Incest and Humans May Be to Blame

Stealthy volcano eruption

Stealthy Volcanoes Are Quiet Until They Erupt Without Warning Signs – Here's Why

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The Sciences

20,000-Year-Old Whale Bone Tools Discovered in Europe Considered World’s Oldest 

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Ancient Humans Hunted 20-Foot-Tall Sloths and Likely Caused the Mammal's Extinction

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Environment

Newly Discovered Microbes Cleanse Water That Trickles Through Soil

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Tipsy Fruit Flies Are More Successful in Mating Than Their Sober Counterparts

Demonstration of Resilience

A Life Oasis Protected Plants During the Permian Mass Extinction Event 

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Friends and Anemones: How Clownfish Strengthen Symbiotic Bonds with Their Hosts

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Watch This Rare Footage of Polar Bear Cubs Rolling Out of Their Den

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生态学

大约675年前，秃鹫在巢中藏匿了凉鞋和其他考古文物

黑曼巴蛇鳞片中积累重金属，有助于追踪城市污染

大盐湖在过去200年的变化超过了数千年——而这都是因为我们

东部马萨沙加响尾蛇正在诉诸近亲繁殖，人类可能是罪魁祸首

隐形火山在毫无预警的情况下爆发——原因在此

在欧洲发现的 20,000 年历史的鲸骨工具被认为是世界上最古老的

古代人类猎杀了 20 英尺高的树懒，很可能导致了这种哺乳动物的灭绝

新发现的微生物能净化渗透土壤的水

微醺的果蝇比清醒的果蝇在交配方面更成功

生命绿洲在二叠纪大灭绝事件中保护了植物

朋友与海葵：小丑鱼如何与宿主加强共生关系

观看这段罕见的北极熊幼崽从巢穴中滚出的录像

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