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The environment is being sacrificed for a national myth. View the full article
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Amid gray days and long nights, the season is hidden in plain sight. View the full article
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Climate change is ravaging the natural laboratory that inspired Darwin. The creatures here are on the brink of crisis. View the full article
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One of Nature’s Smallest Flowering Plants Can Survive Inside of a Duck
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If one duckweed lands where a bird relieves itself, it’s capable of eventually creating a dense mat of duckweeds where there were none before. View the full article -
One of Nature’s Smallest Flowering Plants Can Survive Inside of a Duck
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If one duckweed lands where a bird relieves itself, it’s capable of eventually creating a dense mat of duckweeds where there were none before. View the full article -
Climate change is altering America’s first national park so quickly that plants and animals may not be able to adapt. View the full article
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Motherless twins. A magical manatee. A group of acclaimed writers — all from or living in Florida — create an exquisite corpse through America’s weirdest state. View the full article
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Islands of greenery, called refugia, survive even the worst fires, sheltering species and renewing charred landscapes. View the full article
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Nootka lupine, introduced in the 1970s to control soil erosion, has spread wildly, threatening native species. But many adore its purplish blue flowers. View the full article
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From the flower arrangement to the plate, this is the era of the formerly unwanted plant. View the full article
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A reader offers advice for keeping companion animals safe. View the full article
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Australia’s Endangered Quolls Get Genetic Boost From Scientists
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“What we’re doing is nothing unnatural,” said the author of a study to produce quolls that don’t like the taste of deadly toads. “It’s just matchmaking.” View the full article -
Giant Hogweed: A Plant That Can Burn and Blind You. But Don’t Panic.
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The invasive plant is widespread in New York and was recently spotted for the first time in Virginia, but conservationists believe they can fight it. View the full article -
Ladybugs, Aphids and the Toxic Combat That Might Be Happening in Your Garden
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Some invasive ladybugs feast on other species of ladybugs, but not as much when a kind of toxic aphid is around. View the full article -
Lanternflies Eat Everything in Sight. The U.S. Is Looking Delicious.
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The invasive insects turned up in Pennsylvania in 2014. Now the state has placed 3,000 square miles under quarantine, and scientists worry the pest will spread. View the full article