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This B.C. rainforest is home to some of the most diverse plants and animals on Earth
As the world’s largest remaining coastal temperate rainforest, it has a huge role in contributing to the world’s oxygen ...
What's the buzz around Glasgow's empty buildings?
According to STAX founder Jamie Culpan, Glasgow’s ready supply of empty city buildings would make ideal premise for the modular style urban farms, raising potential to create a major new Scottish ...
‘The Herds’ begins its journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle
In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals — monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe — stand at ...
Every Eye In The Animal Kingdom
Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal ...
12,000 Years Later, Dire Wolves Are Back
They’re dire wolf pups, back from extinction after some 12,000 years. Dire wolves thrived during the Pleistocene Epoch, when ...
Blood-sucking creatures and ‘erratic’ flyers: See new species discoveries
In a forested region of Angola where a cliff separates the landscape, a new species of butterfly was discovered. /iStockphoto ...
The gorgeous African country that's perfect for a May getaway without the Tanzania crowds
The country is tipped to be the next big travel hotspot that offers everything from city breaks to stunning beaches.
Gorgeous cat with surprising secret is newest resident of San Diego Zoo
A gorgeous cat named Miso-Chi is the San Diego Zoo's newest resident, and zoogoers may be surprised to see what he can do.