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Estimating the rich diversity of galling insects

Evidence mounts that Maya did themselves in through deforestation

Picture of the day: Amazonian shaman with hallucinogenic frog

Yeti crab cultivates bacteria on its claws to feed itself

Eat like an orangutan to save rainforests

$500 offered for rediscovery of extinct snake

Photos: bizarre new mammal discovered in Vietnam

Bathtub-sized marine sponge rediscovered after a century of extinction

One night only: new orchid species surprises scientists

800 nearly-extinct giant snails freeze to death in conservation center

Photos: bizarre shell of new snail baffles researchers

Small mammals use Borneo pitcher plant as toilet in exchange for nectar

Beetle bonanza: 84 new species prove richness of Indo-Australian islands

Photos: three bizarre bats discovered in Southeast Asia

Photo surprise: Antarctic seal shows up on rainforest beach in Gabon, Central Africa

Giant one-celled organisms discovered over six miles below the ocean’s surface

Photos: satellite tracking of the unicorn of the sea

If camera traps don’t prove existence of Bigfoot or Yeti nothing will

‘Indisputable proof’ of Yeti discovered

Could blockbuster animated movies help save life on Earth?

Scientists confirm ancient Egyptian knowledge: Nile crocodile is two species

Featured video: the Caribbean’s last mammals

World’s oldest person discovered in Amazon rainforest

Meet the just discovered ‘Komodo dragon’ of wasps

Humanity knows less than 15 percent of the world’s species

Amazon rainforest communities added to Google Street View

Animal picture of the day: 18 pound lobster saved from dinner plate

New species is eel-equivalent of the coelacanth

Over 80 percent of rediscovered species still face extinction

Animal picture of the day: the brilliant cock-of-the-rock

Featured video: WWF’s Astonish Me

Rat uses ‘poison arrow’ toxin from tree to defend against predators

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