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Study identifies species with a long history but short future amid threats

Study on evolution of same-sex animal behaviors underscores stigmas in research

Clouded leopards face alarming decline amid ‘genetic crisis,’ study warns

Ground-nesting chimps hold lessons for conservation — and for human evolution

Scientists make ‘rare’ new identification of snake family: Micrelapidae

Chimpanzee nut cracking leaves telltale marks on stones, providing clues to human evolution

The slow, toxic and sleepy life of lorises is coded in their genes

‘Strange’ giraffoid fossil shows giraffes evolved long necks to win mates: study

Caribbean incursion into Amazon sparked a flurry of life, with lessons for the future

E.O. Wilson’s last dream

Edward O. Wilson, prominent biologist and author, has died at 92

New study reveals globe-trotting pedigree of South Asian songbirds

In Mozambique, mystery of tuskless elephant points to poaching as the culprit

Low genetic diversity is part of rhinos’ long-term history, study says

In Indonesia, an unassuming brown bird is proof of turbo-charged evolution

Endangered bats are evolving to fight off an exotic fungal disease

Climate tipping point ecosystem collapses may come faster than thought: Studies

A ‘crazy beast’ that coexisted with dinosaurs discovered from Madagascar

Shell of bioluminescent shrimp not only glows but detects light

New species of ancient human found in a Philippine cave

Unusual lizard lays eggs, then births a live baby — in the same pregnancy

Super variable California salamander is ‘an evolutionist’s dream’

We know why zebras got their stripes, but how do they work?

Six new catfish species, facial tentacles and all, described in Amazon

New species of tree frog from Ecuador has a mysterious claw

New species of giant salamander described after decades of mystery

Africa’s slender-snouted crocodile is not one but two species

Hot pink swamp eel discovered in Indian rainforest

New tree species from Cameroon is possibly already extinct

New species of neon-colored fish discovered off Brazil

New species of blood-red coral found off Panama coast

A river runs through it — and keeps the Amazon’s bird species diverse

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