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North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty: ‘We are here’ Across the continent, Indigenous peoples are methodically reasserting control over their land, laws, and how they live.
South Australia’s tiny pygmy bluetongue skink is baking in a warming, drying homeland, so Flinders University scientists have ...
In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...
In addition to the ultrasonic sounds used in echolocation, bats also emit other sounds possibly to communicate or to indicate emotion. Purrs, clicks, and buzzing often precede mating of some species; ...
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately a half hour west of Spokane, Washington, the second largest c ...
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Copperheads are North Carolina's most common venomous snake, often found in yards, wooded areas and even on front porches. To identify copperheads, look for a distinctive hourglass or Hershey's ...
Snakes (Serpentes) live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, which are too cold for these cold-blooded ...
By some estimates, there are only 350 breeding American badgers in B.C. but a research group is hoping to determine more accurate numbers with the endangered population.Ceryne Staples is an ...
Other data collection sites along the route, from west to east, include Washington University’s Tyson Research Center, the ...