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What Free Diving in a Kelp Forest Taught Me About an Overlooked but Incredibly Valuable Ecosystem

Looking Back on the L.A. Wildfires Through the Lens of Two Photographers

To Safeguard Threatened Plants, Scientists Must Master the Tricky Art of Seed Banking

Why Have Birds Never Gotten as Big as T. Rex?

In Order to Unravel the Many Mysteries of Squids, Scientists Dive Into Their Mating Frenzies

Be Blown Away by These 15 Images of Beautiful Butterflies

Welcome to the Weird and Wondrous World of Sea Cucumbers

Can Scientists Harness the Magic of Mushrooms to Clean Up Polluted Landscapes?

A Trove of Ice Age Fossils Buried in a Wyoming Cave Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Prehistoric Animals

This Elusive Snake’s Habitat Is Under Threat in Ecuador. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back