Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

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Marmalade hoverflies leave northern Europe each autumn to escape the cold winter. A study, by the University of Exeter, ...

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Go to his house and leave a box of chocolates at his door, maybe even with a beautiful, poetic note written in cut-out ...

The official count, a legal requirement of the zoo's licence, saw more than 500 animals across 145 species totted up. A ...

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Keying off the mesmerizing New York story of two red-tailed hawks in love, living and struggling on Fifth Avenue, the play Pecking Order has some excellent elements, but ultimately disappoints.