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Mutant All-Black Penguin Found
An all-black king penguin—a very rare mutant—was spotted and filmed on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. Video.
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Half-Sex Chicken Mystery Solved
It was a tough egg to crack, but scientists have found that half-male, half-female chickens have a mixture of genetically male and female cells.
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"FedEx" Fossil Amphibian Found
The toothy predator likely chased after giant cockroaches when Pittsburgh was near the Equator, a new fossil study says.
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Pictures: 7 Cat Species, 1 Forest
Seven cat species all live in a single Indian rain forest, camera traps show—the world's highest known cat diversity.
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News Blog: Climate Change Imperils Every U.S. Seabird
All 67 oceanic bird species and many land-based birds in the U.S. are considered vulnerable to the changing climate, scientists say.
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New Color-Changing Frog Found
Jungle species changes from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peachy, blue-eyed adult, scientists say.
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News Blog: Bats Quarantined Against Deadly Fungus
A security colony of bats has been set up as insurance for the species against extinction by a disease killing North America's wild bats.
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News Blog: Endangered Frogs Chilled to Spur Breeding
In an effort to encourage breeding in a critically endangered amphibian, scientists have placed 24 mountain yellow-legged frogs into refrigerators.
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News Blog: Nations Wrestle Over Plan to Ban Bluefin Tuna Fishing
An international trade ban proposal may be the last chance for the survival of the Atlantic bluefin tuna and its fishery.
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First Hint That Gorillas Eat Monkeys?
Mammal DNA has been found in gorilla feces—suggesting that maybe, just maybe, the big apes eat meat after all.
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Octopus Seen Mimicking Flounder
An Atlantic octopus can mimic the shape, color, and swimming style of a flounder, most likely to avoid predators, researchers say.
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News Blog: Male Size Determines Gender of Lizard Offspring
Female brown anole lizards have figured out how to pass on the genes of large males they mate to sons, and the genes of small males to daughters.
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News Blog: Asteroid Terminated Dino Era in Days
An asteroid impact with the power of a million nuclear bombs ended the 160 million-year reign of the dinosaurs within days, new data confirms.
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Snake Caught Attacking Dinosaur—First Fossil Proof
Entombed at the point of attack, a fossil serpent and sauropod are the first solid proof that snakes once ate dinosaurs, a new study says.
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Pictures: Snake vs. Dinosaur in New Fossil Find
See the first proof that snakes ate dinosaurs—a first-ever fossil dinosaur-nest scene showing a serpent at the moment of attack.
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Pictures: 7 Cat Species, 1 Forest
Seven cat species all live in a single Indian rain forest, camera traps show—the world's highest known cat diversity.
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Message in 12,000 Bottles
Adventurer, environmental advocate, and National Geographic Emerging Explorer David de Rothschild unveils Plastiki—a sailboat constructed of more than 12,000 recycled plastic bottles—sailing with a mission.
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"FedEx" Fossil Amphibian Found
The toothy predator likely chased after giant cockroaches when Pittsburgh was near the Equator, a new fossil study says.
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Gorilla Born in Florida
First-time mother Kashata welcomes her newborn at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
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Keeping Water Fresh
Learn about what we can do to help solve challenges from global water scarcity to water problems in our own backyards.
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Biofuels in Space
The newest experiment aboard the International Space Station aims to grow plant cells to meet Earth's energy needs.
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