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From Forest to Sea: Animals You Didn’t Know Could Swim

When you think of great swimmers, animals like dolphins, fish, or penguins probably come to mind. But the animal kingdom is ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here’s What’s Being Done to Save Them Both

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive A veery gets ready to rise into ...

Nutrition expert reveals the healthiest things to order from your local Mexican takeaway

Living in multicultural Britain, we're lucky to have access to scores of different cuisines on our doorstep-and Mexican food ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Animals Eat Poisons and Don’t Die. Some Even Become Toxic in Turn

Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way.
USA Today

Florida's massive Everglades is home to some of the nation's most gnarly, capable critters

Though bald eagles usually eat fish (which they’re not above stealing from other ... They’re surprisingly plant-heavy diet ...

Deep Connection Between Panama's Emberá People And NASA's First Crewed Missions To The Moon

Deep Connection Between Panama's Emberá People And NASA's First Crewed Missions To The Moon -. Hacking a path through dense ...
Cuba Headlines

Surging Food Crisis in Cuba Forces Sale of Migratory Birds at Alarming Prices

The escalating food crisis in Cuba has reached a critical point, as evidenced by the sale of the migratory bird, the Bee-eater, for 400 pesos per pound in the eastern region of the country. This price ...
The Conversation

Would you eat a grasshopper? In Oaxaca, it’s been a tasty tradition for thousands of years

Jeffrey H. Cohen received funding from the National Science Foundation (Household Producer Effects of Rural Diet Transformation, BCS award 1918324), National Geographic, Fulbright and the Ohio State ...
The Washington Post

This chef wants you to try his gourmet bugs

On the menu, the dish appears simply as “bichos,” meaning “bugs.” Back in the kitchen, as onions, garlic and tomatillos sizzled in a mix of oil and mezcal, chef Christian Irabién sprinkled in a ...
Outdoor Life

I Hunted Giant Iguanas in Old Mexico. They’re Tough to Hunt and Good to Eat

This story first ran under the title “Old Gluefoot” in the July 1952 issue of Outdoor Life. THE FIRST TIME I saw an iguana I felt both revulsion and fear. The thing crossed the highway between Taxco ...