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A variety of jungle animals all use one type of tree as a latrine

In the cloud forest of Costa Rica, many canopy-dwelling animals do their business in strangler fig trees, perhaps as a way of leaving messages

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Common puffball fungus (Apioperdon pyriforme) emitting spores into the air. Spores are ejected when the fungus is disturbed, such as by falling raindrops. Scotland, UK. October.

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How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history

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Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction

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Cannibalism may explain why some orcas stay in family groups

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Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

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Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

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Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer

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Overall winner Zeke Rowe Wouldn't Hurt a Fly Coiba National Park, Panama Sony a6500 with Sony FE 200-600mm F/5.6-6.3. f/9, 1/1000 sec exposure, ISO 6400 A calm American Crocodile meets the camera with an unwavering stare as biting flies are drinking from its head. In a quiet Panamanian tidal marsh, this apex predator proves that sometimes it truly wouldn?t hurt a fly.

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Piercing crocodile close-up wins ecology photo competition

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�鶹��ý’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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The death of dinosaurs dramatically re-engineered Earth's landscapes

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Extreme heat is driving dramatic declines in tropical birds

The numbers of many tropical birds are plummeting, and now it has been shown that heat extremes intensified by global warming are the biggest factor driving these declines

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Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row

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Carbon-offset schemes aren't prepared for forests to burn

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Rewild the UK with lynx soon? Not a cat in hell’s chance, sadly

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Nectar-loving Ethiopian wolves may be the first carnivore pollinators

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