Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax

The yellow-spotted rock hyrax is the closest living relative of elephants and sea-cows, despite their rodent-like appearance. The...

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Juan Fernández Archipelago Expedition

The Juan Fernández Islands are among the few oceanic islands belonging to Chile, yet our scientific understanding of them is extremely l...

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Pristine Seas

The ocean—covering over 70 percent of the planet—sustains all life on Earth. It supplies more than half the oxygen we breathe and regulate...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY:

PEEKABOO This pet Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) that lives with Your Shot members Dariusz Kucharski and Kornelia Kucha...

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Bumblebee Buzz Literally Makes Flowers Explode With Pollen

The fuzzy pollinators vibrate in the key of the Beatles song "Hey Jude" to make flowers give up their goods. An adult w...

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5 Animals That Carry Babies On Their Backs

A female scorpion totes her young on her back in Kenya.  PHOTOGRAPH BY IVAN KUZMIN, ALAMY We humans often tote babies on our bac...

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Monarch Butterflies

A wave of orange surrounds the trees during the monarch butterfly migration.

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Photo of the Day

COME ON CHAMELEON Your Shot photographer B. Mahesh came across this bright chameleon on his way to bird watch. Almost as soon as h...

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Tracking a Tornado’s Damage From Every Angle

Scientist Anton Seimon is determined to solve the mysteries of the storm that killed his friends. The El Reno tornado in 2013 was th...

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Lavish 2,000-Year-Old Mansion Reveals Puzzle

Archaeologists piece together a Pompeii-style fresco in southern France. Vibrant scenes that decorated a mansion more than 2,000 year...

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Common Octopus

A common octopus photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium in Panacea, Florida   Common Name :  Common Octopus Scie...

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