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New research reveals that careless bird feeding can harm native species.
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- Added: May 04, 2015
- Length: 01:00
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The skin of a newly discovered frog species transitions from spiny to smooth in a matter of minutes depending on its background.
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- Added: Mar 27, 2015
- Length: 01:00
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Can you get a caffeine fix without growing your carbon footprint?
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Tree kangaroos hop up trees instead of swinging through them like monkeys.
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- Added: Oct 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Some fish appear to play with objects in their tanks.
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- Added: Oct 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Human gut microbes could break down grasses into sugars for biofuel production.
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- Added: Oct 09, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Scientists have identified the genetic underpinnings of monarch butterfly migration.
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- Added: Oct 09, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Researchers are developing a technique to attack cancer cells with animal venoms.
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- Added: Aug 12, 2014
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A new hypothesis ties domestication in mammals to “cute” physical features.
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- Added: Jul 21, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Hawaii’s birds face multiple threats, but one small thrush on the island of Kaua’i is a success story – so far.
- Added: Jul 06, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Bone house wasps place dead ants in their nests to ward off predators and parasites.
- Added: Jul 06, 2014
- Length: 01:00
New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Some animals took to the skies long before the advent of wings.
- Added: May 03, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Beaked whales set the record for the deepest and longest dives of any marine mammals.
- Added: Apr 05, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Satellites and unmanned aircraft could help shed light on the lives of one of the world’s most elusive eagles.
- Added: Mar 31, 2014
- Length: 01:00
The Hawaiian crow is recovering from a devastating population crash, with help from us.
- Added: Mar 17, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Moving air feels colder than still air, but what does the thermometer say?
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- Added: Mar 11, 2014
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Shy baboons are less likely to put what they learn from watching others to use.
- Added: Mar 11, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Scientists are using satellites to track the mysterious migrations of young sea turtles.
- Added: Mar 09, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Melting sea ice allows marine mammal species that were once isolated to intermingle – and share diseases.
- Added: Feb 25, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Drone aircraft could help teach endangered California condors where to find food.
- Added: Feb 25, 2014
- Length: 01:02
Crows form mobs to antagonize, intimidate and scare larger birds away.
- Added: Jan 06, 2014
- Length: 01:00
A new GPS tracking system could warn wind power companies of oncoming birds in time to prevent deadly collisions.
- Added: Dec 16, 2013
- Length: 01:00
Like the pioneers of the American West, the birds that are now settling the Arctic frontier in response to climate change aren’t necessarily the bi...
- Added: Dec 16, 2013
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