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How to Tell if a Giant Manta Is Pregnant? Give Her an Ultrasound. 29 July 2026 at 22:28

How to Tell if a Giant Manta Is Pregnant? Give Her an Ultrasound.

29 July 2026 at 22:28

Scientists managed to confirm pregnancies in three giant mantas with underwater ultrasound scans, offering clues to the animals’ elusive reproductive habits.

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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Stripped of Endangered Status by Judge 23 July 2026 at 13:36

Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Stripped of Endangered Status by Judge

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By: Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow

23 July 2026 at 13:36

The dunes sagebrush lizard, found only in the oil-rich Permian Basin, was classified as endangered two years ago.

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Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading 22 July 2026 at 20:20

Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading

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By: Carl Zimmer

22 July 2026 at 20:20

Transmissible tumors have been reported in a handful of animal species, but never before among fish. Is it possible in humans?

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An Extraordinary White House Meeting 16 July 2026 at 14:28

An Extraordinary White House Meeting

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By: David Gelles

16 July 2026 at 14:28

A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.

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An Extraordinary White House Meeting 16 July 2026 at 14:28

An Extraordinary White House Meeting

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By: David Gelles

16 July 2026 at 14:28

A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.

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Meet Earth’s Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.) 16 July 2026 at 21:23

Meet Earth’s Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.)

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By: Kate Golembiewski

16 July 2026 at 21:23

It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years.

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Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species 10 July 2026 at 22:24

Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

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By: Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow

10 July 2026 at 22:24

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

Piping plovers need undisturbed beaches to nest and raise their young.

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I.U.C.N. Update Says Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Mollusks Around Hydrothermal Vents 9 July 2026 at 19:47

I.U.C.N. Update Says Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Mollusks Around Hydrothermal Vents

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By: Catrin Einhorn

9 July 2026 at 19:47

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction.

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Global Warming Upends London Climate Week 25 June 2026 at 20:18

Global Warming Upends London Climate Week

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By: David Gelles

25 June 2026 at 20:18

The extreme heat smothering Europe has upended Climate Week in London.

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Trump Administration Forms Partnership to Bank DNA From Imperiled Species 25 June 2026 at 19:24

Trump Administration Forms Partnership to Bank DNA From Imperiled Species

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By: Carl Zimmer and Catrin Einhorn

25 June 2026 at 19:24

The government is teaming up with Colossal Biosciences, a private company that claims to have revived extinct dire wolves, to store samples from at-risk animals and plants.

The Frozen Zoo in San Diego, which has been preserving cells for over 50 years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a partnership with Colossal Biosciences for a similar effort.

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New Coral Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On 16 June 2026 at 16:31

New Coral Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On

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By: Katharine Houreld

16 June 2026 at 16:31

New research has identified areas around the world where cooler currents and other favorable conditions are helping to protect coral from the worst effects of global warming.

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New Coral Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On 16 June 2026 at 16:31

New Coral Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On

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By: Katharine Houreld

16 June 2026 at 16:31

New research has identified areas around the world where cooler currents and other favorable conditions are helping to protect coral from the worst effects of global warming.

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Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds 10 June 2026 at 18:48

Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds

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By: Catrin Einhorn

10 June 2026 at 18:48

More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.

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Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds 10 June 2026 at 18:48

Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds

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By: Catrin Einhorn

10 June 2026 at 18:48

More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.

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Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again 2 June 2026 at 00:09

Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again

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By: Ephrat Livni

2 June 2026 at 00:09

Once widespread in Japan, the colorful birds went from being fairly commonplace in the country to being on the verge of extinction.

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Hear the Sonic Blasts Affecting Endangered Rice’s Whales in the Gulf of Mexico 2 June 2026 at 16:58

Hear the Sonic Blasts Affecting Endangered Rice’s Whales in the Gulf of Mexico

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By: Katherine Chui and Catrin Einhorn

2 June 2026 at 16:58

Fewer than 100 Rice’s whales remain on Earth. Researchers say sonic blasts from oil exploration are a top threat to the species. See and hear why.

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Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales? 28 May 2026 at 10:02

Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales?

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By: Catrin Einhorn

28 May 2026 at 10:02

Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.

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Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales? 28 May 2026 at 10:02

Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales?

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By: Catrin Einhorn

28 May 2026 at 10:02

Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.

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A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died 22 May 2026 at 14:28

A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died

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By: Catrin Einhorn

22 May 2026 at 14:28

The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.

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Fish and Wildlife Service Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Cause Extinction 20 May 2026 at 17:04

Fish and Wildlife Service Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Cause Extinction

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By: Hiroko Tabuchi

20 May 2026 at 17:04

The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans.

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