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Japan Sent the Wrong Animal to an Island to Eradicate Snakes. The Disaster It Created Was So Bad That It Took Half a Century to Fix

Japan Sent the Wrong Animal to an Island to Eradicate Snakes. The Disaster It Created Was So Bad That It Took Half a Century to Fix

Magnet

Getting the wrong species to control another can become a living hell.

South Africa Is Going to Bomb an Island With Tons of Poison. Its Goal: To Annihilate Thousands of Mice

South Africa Is Going to Bomb an Island With Tons of Poison. Its Goal: To Annihilate Thousands of Mice

Nature and Environment

The ambitious, $26-million plan can’t fail if the country wants to avoid making matters worse.

Tiny Creature Discovered on the Alaskan Border Is the Closest Living Relative of All Animals

Tiny Creature Discovered on the Alaskan Border Is the Closest Living Relative of All Animals

Nature and Environment

A chance encounter in the brackish waters of Mono Lake could have numerous implications for science and even modern medicine.

We've Long Wondered Why the Chernobyl Wild Boars Were So Radioactive. It Turns Out It Has Nothing to Do With the Nuclear Disaster

We've Long Wondered Why the Chernobyl Wild Boars Were So Radioactive. It Turns Out It Has Nothing to Do With the Nuclear Disaster

Nature and Environment

Nuclear testing and the diets of these mammals are to blame for their excessive radiation.

We Knew That Hippo Races Were Fast, but We Didn’t Realize That They Spend 15% of the Race in the Air

We Knew That Hippo Races Were Fast, but We Didn’t Realize That They Spend 15% of the Race in the Air

Nature and Environment

A study has just answered likely not very common question about hippos.

There’s Only One Vertebrate Capable of Living 500 Years. Scientists Have Just Discovered the Secret of Its Eternal Youth

There’s Only One Vertebrate Capable of Living 500 Years. Scientists Have Just Discovered the Secret of Its Eternal Youth

Nature and Environment

The Greenland shark is a unique animal on our planet, and studying it can provide important answers for humans.

The Color Blue Is Surprisingly Rare in Animals and Plants. There’s a Good Reason for It

The Color Blue Is Surprisingly Rare in Animals and Plants. There’s a Good Reason for It

Nature and Environment

Blue is considered a primary color, a rarer one than we might think.

Scientists Are Injecting Radioactive Material Into Rhino Horns on Live Animals to Prevent Us From Eating Them

Scientists Are Injecting Radioactive Material Into Rhino Horns on Live Animals to Prevent Us From Eating Them

Nature and Environment

Until now, no one thought that protocols for detecting nuclear weapons would be useful in fighting poaching.

Scientists in the 1970s Thought That Larger Animals Should Be More Susceptible to Cancer. They Also Found It Wasn’t the Case

Scientists in the 1970s Thought That Larger Animals Should Be More Susceptible to Cancer. They Also Found It Wasn’t the Case

Health

Cancer is one of the most feared diseases for humans. However, it can also affect animals.