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The three-year project aims to document the world's largest freshwater fishes, from giant catfish to half-ton stingrays. (First in a new series on megafishes.)

Photos: Meet the Megafishes

July 24, 2007
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At least four mountain gorillas were shot dead last weekend in Congo's Virunga National Park, a "disaster" for a species numbering scarcely 700, rangers say.

Updated July 27, 2007
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DNA from a mastodon tooth has revealed surprising insights into the history of elephants—including similarities to human evolution.

July 23, 2007
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A species of red algae in the coral reefs off Japan depends on being tended by the dusky farmerfish, recent research suggests.

July 23, 2007
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Adélie penguins in Antarctica apparently gave up a 38,000-year-old fish diet to focus on krill, after whale and seal hunting created a surplus of the tiny crustaceans.

July 20, 2007
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A 19-year study in a Chinese nature park revealed that the presence of tourists drove more adult macaques to aggressive behavior against each other and their babies.

July 20, 2007
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A rich trove of fossils recently found in New Mexico suggests that dinosaurs took a slow path to domination over life on land.

July 19, 2007
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Yes, mother: Honeybee queens wield ultimate control over their subjects' brains, a new study says.

July 19, 2007
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One of the world's rarest creatures, Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, appears to be alive and well, scientists say. And reportedly it's also quite delicious.

July 18, 2007
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"Geckel," a next-generation tape based on two of nature's greatest clingers, may soon be appearing in clothing and bandages.

July 18, 2007
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A boat collision may be to blame for the death of a humpback whale recently found in Alaska with a tongue swollen to the size of a small car.

July 18, 2007
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Human walkers exert far less energy than their chimp counterparts, suggesting evolution may have steered humans toward moving on two legs.

July 16, 2007
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Elephants appear to have developed the ability to steer clear of the land mines that litter the war-ravaged country, scientists report.

July 16, 2007
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Dino soup, anyone? For centuries, the Chinese have likely used dinosaur bones—thought to be mythical dragon bones—as ingredients in their medicine and food.

July 13, 2007
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See a roundup of the week's news and events: Indonesia's Mount Gamkonara rumbles, snow falls in Buenos Aires after 89 years, Boeing launches its 787 Dreamliner, and more.

July 13, 2007

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