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Betty White on Her Love for Animals
Everyone knows the "Golden Girls" actress for her long television career, but she is just as proud of her work with zoos
May 15, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Scientists at a British laboratory are racing to preserve thousands of the world’s threatened plants, one seed at a time
June 2012
| By Rob Sharp
The Millennium Seed Bank has set out to collect 25 percent of the world's plant species by 2020—before it is too late
May 14, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
The island’s most famous inhabitant is under attack by a diabolical disease
May 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
Birds must be geniuses because they use quantum mechanics to navigate
May 2012
| By Laura Helmuth
Author Rafe Sagarin looks to the natural world for tips on how to plan for national emergencies
April 03, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
The great cat is disappearing throughout its range because of habitat loss and illegal hunting, but an innovative scientist in India may have discovered a way to avert extinction
April 2012
| By Phil McKenna
Experts battle each other over a $350 million plan to keep the tiger from becoming extinct
April 2012
| By Phil McKenna
Why do we love what is rare and despise what is all around us?
March 02, 2012
| By Rob Dunn
New research into a long-puzzling feature of avian life shows there's more to color than meets the eye
March 2012
| By Helen Fields
The world's leading expert on bee behavior discovers the secrets of decision-making in a swarm
March 2012
| By Carl Zimmer
Smithsonian scientists use X-rays to classify different species, but when viewed outside the lab, the images provide stunning art
February 07, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Beauty, mystery and deceit—the Smithsonian's collection of nearly 8,000 live orchids has it all
January 18, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Tree killers and the first beds ever round up this month in wildlife news
February 2012
| By T.A. Frail, Laura Helmuth, Joseph Stromberg, Erin Wayman And Sarah Zielinski
Breeders from 19 countries put their creations to the test at the 20th World Orchid Conference in Singapore
February 2012
| By Somali Roy
Why does this parasitic plant remind us of romance?
December 21, 2011
| By Rob Dunn
Yellow saddle goatfish, mastodon ribs and more in this month’s summary of wildlife news
January 2012
| By T.A. Frail, Joseph Stromberg, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
After all but disappearing, the mammals are again being sighted in Washington's Cascade Range
January 2012
| By Eric Wagner
Chimneys may be obsolete in modern buildings, but they’re crucial habitat for the bird species on the West Coast
November 18, 2011
| By Maria Dolan
Scientists have discovered that the massive mammal uses elaborate buzzes, clicks and squeaks that spell doom for the animal's prey
December 2011
| By Eric Wagner
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