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A 2023 study discovered a new population of Typhlocaris lethaea, a blind cave shrimp, in the underground waters of three ...

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Two types of bird - the red-backed shrike and black grouse - could be re-introduced along with pine martens as part of the ...

Haze hung over the Salton Sea on a recent winter day, while black-necked stilts and kildeer waded in the shallows, pecking at ...

These poachers aren't just stealing worms, they're destroying an entire ecosystem by breaking the food chain, a vital link that keeps it together – Sultan Ahmed Ismail Ten species of polychaetes ...