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In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Tove Jansson was a trailblazing illustrator and author—and the inventor of the beloved Moomins, the central characters of her ...

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Small and elusive night lizards probably persisted because they have slow metabolisms and like to hide out in rock crevices, ...

From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking ...

Using well-preserved ancient DNA, researchers have created a life-like facial reconstruction of a woman who lived in ...

With maroon stockings, white sleeves, a heathered gray vest and an orange mask fringed by a wispy white beard, red-shanked ...