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This Velvet Ant Provides New Insights Into Nature’s Ultrablack Secrets

"New research has found an insect species with markings that are so black that they’re ‘superblack’ or ‘ultrablack’, absorbing nearly all visible and ultraviolet light."

just in time for montana's massive wolf slaughter

How Wolves Change Rivers

"Wolves are top predators that have far-reaching beneficial effects upon entire ecosystems -- including the structure of rivers."

New Species Of Lovebird Discovered In The Cradle Of Humankind

"An international team of paleontologists unearthed fossilized bones of a new species of lovebird from three caves in the South African UNESCO World Heritage site known as the Cradle of Humankind"

Red parrot feathers resist bacterial degradation

"Why do parrots have such brightly colored feathers? There are lots of evolutionary reasons, but now you can add one more to the list: bright pigments resist bacterial degradation"

How To Disease-Proof Your Wild Bird Feeders

"Feeding wild birds is a popular hobby globally, but it presents invisible disease risks to the very birds that we are feeding — but there are ways to safeguard their health."

Going Wild (Again): Feral Rabbits In Australia Evolve New Morphologies, study out of University Of Adelaide, published by Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

More Birds Make You As Happy As More Money

"Conservation of nature is as important for human happiness and well-being as financial security."

How Critically Endangered Kākāpō Survived Centuries Of Inbreeding

"Analysis of entire genomes from New Zealand’s critically endangered, flightless parrots found they carry exceptionally few harmful genetic mutations despite 10,000 years of inbreeding. How did they manage this?"

Our Malady: Lessons In Liberty From A Hospital Diary by Timothy Snyder — Review, book published by Penguin Press

"Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for the sake of our bodies, and for the sake of our souls."

Cranial Morphology Confirms There Really Are Four Giraffe Species

"Originally assumed to comprise just one species, new research confirms 50 years of detailed studies that find that giraffes comprise at least four cryptic species."

The Omnivore’s Deception By John Sanbonmatsu — Review

"A brilliantly argued dismantling of Michael Pollan and other supporters of the meat industry who lie to the public by claiming that we can have our meat and our morals, too"

Giant Hairy Pitcher Plant Discovered In Northern Borneo

"Discovered in the ultramafic mountains in central Sabah, the species was named for the orangutan, due to its hairs’ striking resemblance to the great ape’s long, dark, rusty-red hair."

"Journalism is printing something that someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations."

Mason Herring, a Houston attorney, slipped abortion inducing pills into his wife’s drink, severely damaging the fetus.

He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, 10 years probation, and got to keep his law license.

If she had taken the abortion pills voluntarily, she would have been charged with murder.

Wild Birds’ Gut Microbiome Influences Ornamentation And Body Condition

"A groundbreaking study that could have important implications for promoting healthier ecosystems and wildlife populations."