The race to save a pod of killer whales trapped in arctic ice [Updated]
January 10, 2013, at 10:10 AMIf the whales' small hole freezes over, they will drown
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America's hottest year ever: By the numbers
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WATCH: The first-ever footage of the legendary giant squid in its natural habitat
January 7, 2013, at 4:30 PMJapanese researchers pursue the mythical creature 2,000 feet under the sea
Cloning the perfect Christmas tree
December 24, 2012, at 1:25 PMGerman scientists are embarking on a new project to cut down on waste
Would you eat meat made from ground-up mealworms?
December 20, 2012, at 5:01 PMThe squirmy beetle larvae are rich in protein and deplete far fewer resources than cattle. How... delicious
The spider that builds its own lifelike decoys
December 19, 2012, at 12:32 PMDon't be fooled by this master trickster
WATCH: An iceberg the size of a mountain cleaves itself apart
December 12, 2012, at 2:17 PMFilmmakers behind the new documentary Chasing Ice use the largest iceberg calving ever caught on film to highlight the disastrous effects of climate change
How porcupines are helping doctors design better needles
December 11, 2012, at 12:47 PMThe rodent's barbed quills give researchers some unlikely inspiration
9 animal species named after famous people [Updated]
December 11, 2012, at 10:40 AMLady Gaga, Stephen Colbert, and President Obama are just a few of the names lucky enough to receive the biology world's highest compliment
The frighteningly rapid die-off of the world's oldest trees
December 7, 2012, at 11:20 AMAcross the globe, our biggest and oldest trees are disappearing at 10 times the normal rate — and their demise could spell ecological disaster
WATCH: How catfish taught themselves to snag pigeons for lunch
December 6, 2012, at 5:00 PMAlong the Tarn River in France, freshwater fish have adopted a hunting technique more typically used by killer whales
Why it's probably too late to roll back global warming
December 5, 2012, at 2:12 PMMelting ice caps and widespread drought are virtual inevitabilities
How to calculate a lobster's age
November 30, 2012, at 12:28 PMScientists learn that you can count the crustacean's rings to determine how old it is, just like you would a tree
Do chimps go through midlife crises too?
November 20, 2012, at 1:08 PMAccording to a new study, our closest biological relatives experience an emotional lull in middle age, much like we humans do
Brazil's bizarre plan to clone endangered wolves, jaguars, and monkeys
November 15, 2012, at 4:34 PMNext month Brazilian biologists will attempt to genetically reproduce eight at-risk species in a lab
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