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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (11782595ah) Large banner at the Philadelphia Flower Show information desk informs visitors about the invasive spotted lanternfly, as the annual event draws thousands to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia, PA, on March 1, 2019. The largest flower show in the world is held annually since 1929 and is produced by Pennsylvania Horticulture Society (PHS). Woodstock's Flower Power At Philadelphia Flower Show, United States - 01 Mar 2019

Life

Does squishing invasive lanternflies really help stop their spread?

Several states in the eastern US encourage residents to stomp on spotted lanternflies that threaten grapevines and other crops. But smooshing isn't a long-term solution

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Leaf mimic katydid camouflaged among dead leaves in the Ecuadorian Amazon; Shutterstock ID 29450224; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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The best kind of camouflage is pretending to be an inanimate object

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A sulphur crested cockatoo navigates a block on a bin lid

Life

Sydney residents in cultural evolution war with bin-raiding cockatoos

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Pine marten in the dark

Life

Pine marten seen in London for the first time in more than 100 years

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The sex of the researcher can influence results of mouse experiments

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Wild feral cat on the banks of Cooper Creek, South Australia

Environment

Making Australia’s native animals poisonous could curb feral cats

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Compost and garbage are known in the parlance of human-bear conflict as ?attractants.?

Life

Bears in your back yard – an excerpt from Mary Roach’s book ‘Fuzz’

Features

A blue jellyfish drifts in a dark ocean. Four more jellyfish swim in the background.

Life

Immortal jellyfish genes identified that may explain their long lives

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A large, black Newfoundland dog with drool dripping from its half open mouth

Life

Mucus has evolved at least 15 times in mammals

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jurgen Christine Sohns/Imagebroker/Shutterstock (4401886a) European Polecat (Mustela putorius), adult, alert, Surrey, England, United Kingdom VARIOUS

Life

UK polecats numbers are rising as they interbreed with ferrets

The population of polecats in Britain has recovered over the past century and may be aided by interbreeding with feral ferrets

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Life

When Animals Dream review: Making the case for 'animalhood'

Culture

Life

Glowing Arctic snailfish is packed with antifreeze proteins

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Tropical birds build nests from fungi that may keep parasites at bay

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Saiga antelopes have increased 10-fold after mass die-off in 2015

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