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Helping Horseshoe Crabs

Horseshoe crabs have done a lot for humanity thanks to their unique blood and its biomedical applications. Learn how pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is giving back.

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Conservation Lessons from Japan

For the first time an invasive species was completely removed from a large island. How did our Japanese colleagues do it? And what does that mean for the rest of the world?

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World Migratory Bird Day 2024

Every year, billions of birds make seasonal movements called migrations. Along the way, they utilize stop-over habitats to refuel, and for many of these birds, insects are on the menu.

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Freshwater Mussel Conservation

North America is the world’s hotspot for freshwater mussels, with more than 300 species! Freshwater mussels have filtration “superpowers” that allow them to clean water, recycle and store nutrients.

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Saving Species Challenge

The Indianapolis Zoo has selected the ten finalists in the running for its $1 million Saving Species Challenge.

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Re:wild Lost Species

Dr. Sérgio Henriques is searching for Fagilde’s trapdoor spider, which has been lost to science for nearly 100 years.

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Threats Facing Butterflies

Migratory monarchs are now categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Spring Species

The best thing we can do as good stewards of the Earth is to give creatures the space and time they need to wake up from winter slumbers.

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Not-So-Spooky Species

It’s far more horrifying to consider a future without these and other essential species with unearned reputations for being scary.

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Cicadas in Indiana

Unlike annual cicadas that emerge each year, the periodical cicadas of Brood X haven’t been seen since 2004.

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