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ManhattAnt foraging on a tree in Riverside Park
Clint Penick
Scientists identified the ‘ManhattAnt’ — and they have theories on why it’s taking over NYC
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Wild Planet Trust
A same-sex flamingo pair are raising a newborn chick together after rare feat
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Xinhua Fu
Spider forces male fireflies to flash like females to set a lethal trap, scientists say
Overall winner: 'Feeding Frenzy',
Jorge Fontes
Spectacular images of nature’s wonders revealed in photo competition
A Joro spider makes a web, Sept. 27, 2022, in Atlanta.
Brynn Anderson/AP
Are Jorō spiders well poised to spread even more into human areas? A new study offers clues
This composite image of the moon using Clementine data from 1994 is the view we are most likely to see when the moon is full. Credit: NASA To learn about NASA's LRO project go to: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.html <b><a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fcenters%2Fgoddard%2Fhome%2Findex.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">NASA Goddard Space Flight Center</a></b> contributes to NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s endeavors by providing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. <b>Follow us on <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FNASA_GoddardPix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></b> <b>Join us on <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FGreenbelt-MD%2FNASA-Goddard%2F395013845897%3Fref%3Dtsd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></b>
NASA
These scientists want to safeguard Earth’s species by cryogenically preserving them on the moon
CAJICÁ, COLOMBIA - FEBRUARY 01: Detail of a rose ready to be cut during a harvesting day at El Redil Roses farm on February 01, 2022 in Cajicá, Colombia. Roses are harvested, selected and packaged to be ready to be sold ahead of and during Valentine's Day. It is expected to export over 650 million flowers mostly to the US market representing a 15% of the yearly exports. The Colombian flower industry had its best year in history during 2021. (Photo by Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images)
Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images
Scientists traced roses’ thorny origins and solved a 400 million-year-old mystery
A new study has found that hens blush when they are excited or scared.
INRAE Arnould Bertin
Hens blush when excited or scared, study finds
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CNN/Big Fish Lab
Boat hits massive 23-foot shark in rare video footage
Varanus komodoensis Apr 2021
Charlotte Ellis/Zoological Society of London
Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows
Relicanthus sp. -- a new species from a new order of Cnidaria collected at 4,100 meters in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ) that lives on sponge stalks attached to nodules.
Courtesy Craig Smith and Diva Amon, ABYSSLINE Project
Scientists discover ‘dark’ oxygen being produced more than 13,000 feet below the ocean surface