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New England Hits Peak White Shark Season as Activity Shifts Later and Farther North

Warmer water alongside rebounding seal populations likely draws sharks north later in the season.

First Confirmed Wild Blue Jay–Green Jay Hybrid Verified in Texas

Amazon Trees Are Growing Larger at 3.2%–3.3% per Decade, Major Study Finds

Global Study Finds Predator Pressure Decides When Camouflage or Warning Colors Work

New Megaraptor From Patagonia Found With Crocodile Bone in Its Jaws

Plant Mimics Ants’ Distress Scent to Lure Pollinating Flies, Study Finds

World Gorilla Day Highlights Endangered Status as Spanish Zoos Report New Births

Texas Backyard Bird Confirmed as Rare Blue Jay–Green Jay Hybrid

Tiny Montana Crocodyliform With Unusual Teeth Named Thikarisuchus in Study Proposing New Family

Cold Snap Forces Florida Python to Regurgitate Whole Deer, Study Finds

Study Finds No National Decline in Britain’s Insects as Local Communities Shift

Iron Carbonate, Not Phosphate, Preserved Biomolecules in Ancient Coprolites

Study Finds Wild Chimps Consume About One Human Drink’s Worth of Ethanol Daily

Oldest, Most Complete Dome-Headed Dinosaur Unearthed in Mongolia

Wild Chimpanzees Ingest Alcohol Equal to About Half a Liter of Beer Daily, Study Finds

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds 24 Fish Species Now Spawning in the Chicago River

Conference Model Points to Rare, Distant Technological Civilizations in the Milky Way

Iberian Harvester Ant Queens Clone Males From Another Species, Nature Study Finds

Sleepy Lizards Innately Flee Smoke, Not Fire Sounds, Study Finds

Southern Resident Orca J36 Seen Pushing Dead Near-Term Calf in Rosario Strait