environ-MENTAL

Photographs by Sven Začek

"Oil from the Exxon Valdez spill lingers on Alaska beaches"

New ozone-destroying chemicals found in the atmosphere

"An egg-laying, spiny mammal with a four-headed penis is already pretty bizarre, but it turns out short-beaked echidnas are even stranger than we thought."

The seabed's rainbows survive by making intimate relationships; if they fail, coral bleaching will be devastating

"Extinct" Andean Toad Alive and Well

"After an intensive analysis, the team discovered that there are certain regions of the honeybee genome that are undergoing rapid positive selection. That means they found several relatively new mutations that have spread quickly throughout honeybee subspecies because they are so useful. And nearly all of those mutations were associated with honeybee workers' ability to adapt their behavior to new environments and manage the worker division of labor. "

Predators are supposed to exert strong control over ecosystems, but nature doesn’t always play by the rules.

Daily Dose of Cute!

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