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Slugs, Bugs & Eelgrass: Unsung Heroes

When we mess with the food web, the food web gets messy.

You Reap What You Sow

"Seeds of Time" profiles one man’s determination to keep the world’s plant stock safe from extinction, one seed at a time.

Seven Dwarfs

Brazilian researchers just discovered seven new species of itty-bitty frogs.

A Year Without Snow

Want to know what difference a few degrees can make as the climate warms? Look no further than the West’s critical and vanishing snowpack.

A Horny Issue

To try and curb demand for black-market rhino horn, a bioengineering startup is making 3-D substitutes.

Monkey See, Monkey Flu

By destroying primate habitat in Malaysia, we are exposing ourselves to a rare and dangerous form of malaria.