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A native source of wildlife mortality returns to a landscape that has spent decades without it. Authorities reopen a decades-old campaign against an insect with a disastrous reproductive strategy.
An innocent Instagram selfie triggers an international botanical investigation and the description of a new species. The giant plant was visible from space, familiar to locals, and still missing from the scientific species list.
Wildlife survey exposes a classic ecological problem: absence is surprisingly hard to prove. Also, researchers learn that where you put the camera matters almost as much as having one.
Mystery kitten exposed as previously unknown wild cat! A year of mistaken identity ends badly for human confidence. Domestic cats deny association.