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These beetles shine bright enough to be mistaken for metal.

Eduardo M. Libby

Millions of amphibians are sold in Hong Kong and exported, including to the United States. Diseased animals may be spreading diseases such as the chytrid fungus, say scientists.

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BALANCING ACT  Early multicellular organisms that relied on nutrients diffusing into their bodies to eat may have been precursors to animals.

Marc Laflamme

  • Animals

    
    Wild Things

    There’s plenty of bling in the natural world

    Beetles that look like solid gold are just the start to jewel-like and metallic looks in nature.

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    Wild Things

    Amphibian diseases flow through animal trade

    Discovery of chytrid fungus and ranaviruses in frogs and toads exported from Hong Kong shows how pathogens may spread.

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  • Plants

    
    Wild Things

    Australian flowers bloom red because of honeyeaters

    Many flowering plants converged on similar a color to attract the common birds.

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  • Microbes

    Say What?

    Osmotroph

    An organism that eats by osmosis, relying on nutrients diffusing into its body from a higher concentration in its environment.

  • Fungi

    It's Alive

    Fungal fight club

    Combat between fungal individuals is a bit like war between heaps of spaghetti.

  • Conservation

    
    Science Ticker

    Nonhuman city natives in decline but can be conserved

    Cities have been a downer on biodiversity but native populations still remain in urban areas, offering a starting point for possible conservation efforts.

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  • Evolution

    Reviews & Previews

    The Monkey's Voyage

    By 26 million years ago, the ancestors of today’s New World monkeys had arrived in South America. How those primates reached the continent is something of a conundrum.

  • Ecology

    News

    City spiders may spin low-vibe webs

    Spider webs built on human-made materials have less background bounce than those built on trees and other natural surfaces, which might shrink the arachnid’s hunting success.
    Reviews & Previews

    Do your bit for bumblebees

    Bumblebee populations are in decline, but scientists don’t have enough data on which bee species live where to target conservation efforts. People throughout North America, armed with smartphones and cameras, can now help find the bumblebees.

  • Paleontology

    
    Science Ticker

    New dino species named Europe’s top predator

    At up to 10 meters long and weighing in at four to five tons, this Tyrannosaurus rex-like beast could have been the biggest predator to ever roam Europe and among the largest dinosaurs to walk Earth during the late Jurassic period.

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  • Biophysics

  • Other

    
    Deleted Scenes

    The Sopranos with feathers

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