15 Animals That Went Extinct in the Last Decade
In the last ten years, at least 15 species have officially checked out, never to be seen again. It's ironic to think how ...
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New study suggests Fijian iguanas 'rafted' across the Pacific from North America
A new study tracks down where native iguanas in Fiji and an extinct species from Tonga came from, offering clues about the ...
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ʻIolani student's mosquito research earns him a national science prize
An ʻIolani School senior recently took home a top prize at the nation’s oldest science research competition for high school students. Logan Lee traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this month for the ...
The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...
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Officials reveal astonishing comeback of species linked to ancient legends: 'If they thrive, we thrive'
Extinct in the wild since 2002, a species of crow native to Hawaiʻi is getting another chance to thrive in a remote forest in ...
Woman Finds Two Sick Kittens in the Bushes—She Knows What To Do
"I spoke with some of the neighbors who let me know that the mother had left them on their own," Natalie Parra, 32, told ...
More Mysterious Than the Dodo: This Unremarkable-Looking Bird Is Evolution’s Greatest Puzzle
The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...
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Hawaii’s feral fowl continue ruffling feathers
The last bill aimed at controlling and reducing the population of feral chickens across Hawaii died this week in the ...
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Male Birds in the Galápagos Get More Aggressive When Around Traffic Sounds, New Study Discovers
Michael Nolan/Getty A certain species of bird in the Galápagos becomes more aggressive when exposed to traffic sounds, according to new research. A study published in the journal Animal Behaviour ...