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Alex Reshanov

Cranberries: More than a holiday side dish

Fun facts about this floating fruit, the blueberry’s bitter cousin.

Top tips for poison ivy

Summer is a great time to frolic in the woods, but look out for poison ivy, oak, and sumac! Top tips for summer itch-prevention.

Lifeform of the week: Owls

In fact and in fiction, owls have always turned heads.

Lifeform of the week: Skunks

Evolutionary biology can explain skunks' striking appearance, but only chemistry can get rid of the smell.

Say hello to the death’s-head hawkmoth

It's the insect star of The Silence of the Lambs.

Lifeform of the week: Sea stars

You call them starfish? They're brilliant by any name.

Lifeform of the week: Armadillos

From the pink fairy to the screaming hairy, armadillos are a most peculiar mammal.

Lifeform of the week: Puffer fish

Killer sushi, stoned dolphins, and zombies; the puffer fish is an animal steeped in scandal.

Lifeform of the week: Mistletoe

Mistletoe makes merry at its host's expense.

Lifeform of the week: Horseshoe crab

If the horseshoe crab looks like it comes from another era, that's because it does.

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