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Fossil Catches Starfish Cousin in the Act of Cloning Itself
New York Times· 41 minutes agoThe brittle star specimen suggests that the sea creatures have been splitting themselves in two to...
Our Once-Abundant Earth
The Atlantic· 2 days agoWhen Otis Parrish was a kid in the 1940s, abalone were abundant. Parrish’s father showed him how to pry the abalone off the rocky shoreline at low tide...
Shrew Are You? Scientist Discovers Two New Species of Shrews in Museum’s Collection
Smithsonian Magazine· 8 hours agoWith more than 148 million specimens and objects, the vast majority of the National Museum of...
South Pacific Aquarium to reopen after extensive repair and restoration
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe tropical reef aquarium known as the South Pacific Aquarium at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is...
Has the Term 'Keystone Species' Lost Its Meaning?
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoAnne Salomon’s first week as a graduate student in 2001 was not what she had anticipated. While other new students headed to introductory lectures,...
Academy of Sciences helps battle coral bleaching while developing new technologies
ABC7 News· 6 days agoBay Area researchers are helping to better understand the damage from a worldwide event that's...
Fishing Line: May 8
Cape May County Herald· 7 days agoWell, the nice weather, with comfortable summer-like temperatures and minimal wind, finally arrived. It was just in time for the last three days of...
Point Defiance aquarium set to reopen after $7M renovation. Here’s when, what to expect
Tacoma News Tribune· 4 days agoThere will be sharks, a lagoon and a “very charismatic potato grouper named Tater,” zoo officials say.
Over 1.2K observations during Earth Week BioBlitz
CaptivaSanibel.com· 7 days agoA total of 563 species of flora and fauna were observed during the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s inaugural Earth Week BioBlitz in Lee County from April 21-27. It included 1,259 observations ...