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Electrocution Isn’t the Main Thing Killing Birds Along Power Lines

A survey of power lines in four Western states found bullet fragments and shotgun pellets in most of the dead birds that were collected.

Video Footage: Is This Octopus Having a Nightmare?

In a study that has yet to be peer-reviewed, scientists documented behavior in a captive cephalopod that they say looks very similar to a bad...

What Sounds Did Dinosaurs Make?

A new study of a fossilized anklyosaur suggests it could have uttered birdlike calls.

Dolphins Can Shout Underwater, but It’s Never Loud Enough

Researchers found that dolphins confronted with noise increase the volume and duration of their calls to one another but struggle to cooperate.

While Other Insects Played, This Species Evolved the Blade

Scientists are studying a fruit fly’s sharp organ that helps it lay eggs and eat, hoping to unlock the secrets of herbivorous insects.

When You Step Inside This Lab, You Must Whip It

By studying the movements of volunteers cracking bullwhips, scientists sought to understand the manipulation of nonrigid and wobbly objects.

Dolphin Strangers Met in the Bahamas. Things Went Swimmingly.

Two research teams round that dolphins could forge strong social bonds with outsiders within a few years

An Anaconda’s Play Date With Dolphins Took a Strange Turn

Why were Bolivian river dolphins swimming around with a large predatory snake in their mouths? “There are so many questions,” one researcher said.
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