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Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.

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Arab states are spending millions to conserve camels—they organize racing events, beauty contests and promote camel milk. On ...

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April through June is when the 5,000+ elevation areas on mountain slopes start to see blooms. Desert mariposa, blackbush, beavertail cactus, and desert fiddleneck wildflowers begin blooming around ...

Scores of plants mentioned in ancient religious texts also thrive in San Diego’s climate, with its Mediterranean-like weather ...

Let’s face it—when someone says “wildlife safari in India,” your brain probably yells “TIGER!” But what if we told you ...

Southwest Texas is the location of some pretty amazing parks, and I had the opportunity to visit two of them: Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in ...

Rock Wren is an apropos name for a bird that lives in sparsely vegetated, arid and rocky canyons.