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Researchers dropped a sound recorder into the Baltic Sea and left it there for two months – what they heard amazed them

They recorded 10,000 sounds, all made by the same animal...
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An immense creature is moving through the vast swamps of the Everglades National Park

A new study suggests that the animal could be an even more adept hunter than experts in Florida first thought...
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Orcas are now hunting whale sharks – and they're doing it in an astonishing way

A series of new photographs and videos captured in the Gulf of California show exactly how the killer whales are hunting the world's largest fish.
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80 prehistoric tombs filled with bizarre animal skulls found in Wyoming

The chambers were built as refuges, but the animals that created them ended up getting trapped inside then fossilised for 230 million years, a new study finds.
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Squirting cucumbers terrified the Romans – and this new high-speed video reveals exactly why

In the first century AD, Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder wrote of the squirting cucumber's ability to fire out seeds, "endangering the eyes”. Back then, many mysteries surrounded this strange member of the gourd family. Now, using cutting-edge technology, scientists say they've finally worked out how the plant's explosive mechanisms work.
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This flying robot was deployed to a remote valley in Hawaii to collect one of the rarest things on Earth

The walls of the Waiahulu Valley on the island of Kaua'i are steep and inaccessible to humans, so scientists sent in a specialised drone to help with their mission.
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Why this huge frozen whale in Alaska has got scientists so confused

Experts are trying to figure out exactly how the endangered fin whale died...
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100 endangered crayfish just dropped dead in England – and people don't know why

Experts have quarantined some of the survivors to try and find out what's going on...
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Which country has the longest coastline?

Which country has the longest coastline? Well, it depends on what you include, says Stuart Blackman
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A long-lost sound has returned to the great mountains of Yosemite National Park

And it could have positive implications for wildlife around the world, say scientists.
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Geoscientists just collected something from inside a volcano in Lanzarote – and they say it has significant implications

They found microorganisms that could help in the search for life on Mars.
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Two dogs were just sent to a remote archipelago on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean – with one vital job

They were there to help prevent an ecological disaster.
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Scientists tracked these mountain lions in Los Angeles for seven years – now they've discovered something crucial

Researchers say that what they found could help humans and mountain lions coexist safely in the immense sprawl of Southern California's largest city.
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Researchers hid a load of camera traps in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains. What they found was remarkable

It's the first time the tropical mountains in south-west Cambodia have been studied in this way – here's what the team discovered...
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“I’ve been chased by elephants and buffalos, and one time I woke up surrounded by 14 lions”

African rangers such as Benson Kanyembo face dangers every day as they carry out their vital work. Now a new initiative has been set up to help support them, says James Fair
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The world’s largest wildlife crossing is now standing in California – and it's absolutely huge

The structure crosses a 10-lane freeway and has been built to help protect all sorts of wildlife, including mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, mule deer, black bears, Pacific gopher snakes and crocodile lizards.
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Pilots just flew poison-carrying drones over a remote island in French Polynesia – for one very good reason

Their mission? To see the Polynesian storm petrel return to its island home for the first time in more than a century.
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Are cows eco villains or eco warriors? Why cattle COULD be secret heroes for wildlife

Beef production gets a bad rap, but in some situations cows can aid conservation
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Something critical has just been found at the bottom of a lake in Yellowstone National Park

The discovery sheds new (and important) light on the history of megafauna in the wilderness area, say scientists.
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A new rocket-launch facility has just been approved in Australia. Here's what that means for local wildlife

The Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia has just received its final planning approvals – conservationists say the decision puts local wildlife in the firing line.
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When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, a team of gophers were helicoptered in to bring it back to life

Everything within eight miles of the huge volcanic blast was wiped out almost instantly. More than 40 years later, scientists reveal how an unorthodox experiment involving burrowing rodents brought life back to the Washington State mountain.
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Why this skinned head preserved in ethanol for more than 100 years has got de-extinction experts so excited

Scientists say that 'ancient DNA' extracted from the head has allowed them to complete more than 99.9 per cent of the species genome. Here's what that means...
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Scientists stuck cameras on 10 whales in Australia – and they were amazed at what they saw

Researchers tagged the humpback whales to find out more about their annual migration along the east coast.
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Powerful before-and-after photos reveal "haunting" retreat of Arctic glaciers

A new set of photos by Swedish photographer Christian Åslund show just how far the glaciers have retreated over the past century.
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