A tour guide uncovered the morbid new species by mistake in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
In an impressive 37-year-long investigation confirmed that the top—practically only—cause of death for young blue crabs was older crabs from their own species.
Fungi may be the real-life superheroes of the natural world.
The fisher was driven out of many U.S. states by the 20th century due to overhunting and habitat loss.
The incident was likely an opportunistic kill, with the fox preying on the small pup to possibly threaten the survival of the predator species.
The death of this ancient species, discovered alongside more newly described mammals, had been greatly exaggerated.
It's a snake-eat-snake world.
Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire more effective drugs.
Welcome to the future nobody asked for.
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