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How Antarctica’s penguins became nature’s daredevils

How Antarctica’s penguins became nature’s daredevils

The surprising strategies animals use to survive the winter

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The surprising strategies animals use to survive the winter

The surprising strategies animals use to survive the winter

Humans really can have superpowers—scientists are studying them

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Humans really can have superpowers—scientists are studying them

Humans really can have superpowers—scientists are studying them

How animals are adapting to the rise of wildfires

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How animals are adapting to the rise of wildfires

How animals are adapting to the rise of wildfires

The Little Ice Age was brutal. How did people survive?

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The Little Ice Age was brutal. How did people survive?

The Little Ice Age was brutal. How did people survive?

Meet the animals that can handle extreme heat

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Meet the animals that can handle extreme heat

Meet the animals that can handle extreme heat

The secret superpowers of elephants, in stop motion

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The secret superpowers of elephants, in stop motion

The secret superpowers of elephants, in stop motion

These rodents cut the grass around their homes

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These rodents cut the grass around their homes

These rodents cut the grass around their homes

How raccoons became the ultimate urban survivors

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How raccoons became the ultimate urban survivors

How raccoons became the ultimate urban survivors

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How our actions are making raccoons smarter

Are any pandas actually bears?

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Are any pandas actually bears?

Are any pandas actually bears?

This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city

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This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city

This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city

Endangered birds experience rare 'virgin birth'

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Endangered birds experience rare 'virgin birth'

Endangered birds experience rare 'virgin birth'

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