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Conjuring Imaginary Creatures
Dinosaur illustrator Mick Ellison on the evolution of using science and art to visualize the long-extinct animals of the deep past -
Destruction for Thee, Habitat for Me
For Schaus’ swallowtail butterflies, hurricanes mean clear skies and bright futures -
As Mountains Rise, Biodiversity Blooms
Steeper, faster, and higher peaks make more species -
In Search of the First Animals
A fossilized ocean reef on a mountaintop may hold clues to the evolution of complex life -
The Secret Lives of Moths
The nocturnal insects with surprising pollination power
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The Last of Their Kind
Are efforts to resurrect the northern white rhino more technological hubris than genuine conservation?
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The Animals That Exist Between Life and Death
At the dawn of microbiology, scientists glimpsed unseen worlds and stumbled into a philosophical purgatory
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Planet Nurseries Are Smaller Than We Thought
An explanation for the abundance of super-Earths -
Sea Slug, Climate Change Warrior
A species of sea hare has an impressive tolerance for heat and a penchant for gene mixing -
The Birds Eat the Bees
The crested honey buzzard’s unique adaptations help them eat their favorite food: young bees and wasps -
The Starlings’ Curious Odyssey
A legacy of the most hated bird in America -
The Art of the Atomic
James Stanford’s images depict an Earth and sky fractured by nuclear power