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peregrine falcon
50 Years Ago Animals
50 years ago, DDT pushed peregrine falcons to the edge of extinction
In 1969, peregrine falcons were at risk of extinction. But a ban on the pesticide DDT and new captive breeding programs allowed the raptors to recover.
By Allie Wilkinson | 7:00am, February 14, 2019
drilling into Lake Mercer
News in Brief | Animals
Cryptic remains of tiny animals have turned up in an Antarctic lake
By Maria Temming | 5:35pm, January 18, 2019
honeybee with a Varroa destructor mite
Science Visualized | Animals
This honeybee parasite may be more of a fat stealer than a bloodsucker
By Susan Milius | 1:15pm, January 18, 2019
Sehuencas water frog
News | Animals
This rediscovered Bolivian frog species survived deadly chytrid fungus
By Jeremy Rehm | 6:00am, January 17, 2019
Aedes aegypti mosquito
News | Animals
Bacterial compounds may be as good as DEET at repelling mosquitoes
By Laurel Hamers | 2:18pm, January 16, 2019
blob of worms
News | Animals
How worm blobs behave like a liquid and a solid
By Susan Milius | 1:11pm, January 11, 2019
Macrotermes termites
News | Animals
Poison toilet paper reveals how termites help rainforests resist drought
By Yao-Hua Law | 2:00pm, January 10, 2019
killer whale
50 Years Ago | Animals
50 years ago, scientists studied orcas in the wild for the first time
By Mike Denison | 8:00am, January 10, 2019
Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito
News in Brief | Animals
A protein in mosquito eggshells could be the insects’ Achilles’ heel
By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:00pm, January 08, 2019
dragonfly
News | Animals
Green darner dragonflies migrate a bit like monarch butterflies
By Susan Milius | 7:00am, January 07, 2019
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