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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

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Animals

The –est | Animals

A rare, ancient case of bone cancer has been found in a turtle ancestor

By Aimee Cunningham | 6:00am, February 11, 2019

News in Brief | Animals

How black soldier fly larvae can demolish a pizza so fast

By Susan Milius | 7:05pm, February 05, 2019

The Science Life | Animals

DNA from extinct red wolves lives on in some mysterious Texas coyotes

By Tina Hesman Saey | 10:00am, February 04, 2019
Biophysics

News | Biophysics

How worm blobs behave like a liquid and a solid

By Susan Milius | 1:11pm, January 11, 2019

News in Brief | Biophysics

How some sap-sucking insects fling their pee

By Emily Conover | 6:00am, December 04, 2018

News | Biophysics

Zapping substances with electrons can quickly map chemical structures

By Carmen Drahl | 6:00am, October 29, 2018
Conservation

It's Alive | Conservation

Shutdown aside, Joshua trees live an odd life

By Susan Milius | 8:00am, February 06, 2019

News | Conservation

This rediscovered Bolivian frog species survived deadly chytrid fungus

By Jeremy Rehm | 6:00am, January 17, 2019

News | Conservation

Endangered northern bettongs aren’t picky truffle eaters

By Laurel Hamers | 1:21pm, December 14, 2018
Ecology

News in Brief | Ecology

Floating seabirds provide a novel way to trace ocean currents

By Jeremy Rehm | 9:00am, January 10, 2019

News in Brief | Ecology

Pea aphid youngsters use piggyback rides to escape a crisis

By Susan Milius | 8:00pm, December 05, 2018

Feature | Ecology

Beavers are engineering a new Alaskan tundra

By Sid Perkins | 9:00am, November 28, 2018
Evolution

News | Evolution

Evolutionarily, grandmas are good for grandkids — up to a point

By Sujata Gupta | 11:00am, February 07, 2019

News | Evolution

Giant pandas may have only recently switched to eating mostly bamboo

By Jeremy Rehm | 11:00am, January 31, 2019

News | Evolution

Male birds’ sexy songs may not advertise their brains after all

By Susan Milius | 7:00am, January 25, 2019
Fungi

News | Fungi

A deadly fungus is infecting snake species seemingly at random

By Laurel Hamers | 4:35pm, December 20, 2017

News in Brief | Fungi

How a mushroom gets its glow

By Susan Milius | 9:00am, April 27, 2017

Science Ticker | Fungi

How a mushroom gets its glow

By Susan Milius | 9:00am, April 27, 2017
Microbes

The Name Game | Microbes

Studies can be in vitro, in vivo and now ‘in fimo’ — in poop

By Laurel Hamers | 7:00am, January 09, 2019

News in Brief | Microbes

Mini ‘solar panels’ help yeast shine at churning out drug ingredients

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, November 15, 2018

News | Microbes

These ancient mounds may not be the earliest fossils on Earth after all

By Carolyn Gramling | 1:00pm, October 17, 2018
Paleontology

How Bizarre | Paleontology

Tiny eyes make a bizarre, ancient platypus-like reptile even weirder

By Carolyn Gramling | 9:00am, January 24, 2019

News in Brief | Paleontology

Cryptic remains of tiny animals have turned up in an Antarctic lake

By Maria Temming | 5:35pm, January 18, 2019

News | Paleontology

A four-legged robot hints at how ancient tetrapods walked

By Carolyn Gramling | 1:27pm, January 16, 2019
Plants

Science Visualized | Plants

How light-farming chloroplasts morph into defensive warriors

By Jeremy Rehm | 8:00am, January 28, 2019

News | Plants

A new way to genetically tweak photosynthesis boosts plant growth

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, January 03, 2019

News | Plants

More plants survived the world’s greatest mass extinction than thought

By Laurel Hamers | 2:12pm, December 20, 2018

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