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• Sharkskin Makes a Good Model

  [12/20/2010 ] Designs borrowed from animals are providing insights for improvements in techology Read Full Story>

• Nature Stories: Word from the Wild

  [12/9/2010 ] Tales about new wildlife research, conservation and quirky critters. Read Full Story>

• The Continuing True Saga of Dorothy, a Loggerhead Sea Turtle in the Gulf of Mexico

  [12/6/2010 ] Researchers call her Dorothy, and her odyssey has taken her from the safety of the Florida Keys and into the vicinity of the BP oil disaster Read Full Story>

• Fifty Years of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

  [11/29/2010 ] The nation's first attempt to protect an entire ecosystem, the refuge has survived half a century of controversy but now faces the threat of global warming Read Full Story>

• Freedom of Movement

  [11/17/2010 ] Biologists say that for many wildlife populations, survival depends on traveling across unobstructed landscapes Read Full Story>

• The Arctic Refuge Turns 50

  [11/17/2010 ] The nation's first attempt to protect an entire ecosystem, the refuge has survived half a century of controversy but now faces the threat of global warming Read Full Story>

• What Is the World's Oldest Known Animal Species?

  [11/16/2010 ] How an obscure little creature has managed to survive for so long that it represents the oldest known living animal Read Full Story>

• Part 2: The Truth About Animal Clichés

  [11/12/2010 ] Here are five animal clichés that may contain more than a modicum of truth, or may be way off base Read Full Story>

• Amazing Wildlife Migrations

  [11/10/2010 ] Each spring, thousands of species begin an annual return to their breeding grounds. Here are some of the more extraordinary examples. Read Full Story>

• Part 1: The Truth About Animal Clichés

  [11/2/2010 ] Here are five animal clichés that may contain more than a modicum of truth, or may be way off base Read Full Story>