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Annual orchids show brings vivid color to Chicago winter

A soft layer of white snow blankets the grounds of the Chicago Botanic Garden

The Independent UK · Feb 6

That’s a wrasse! Rare fish spotted for first time since 2009 in kelp forest in Western Australia

When marine biologist Océane Attlan saw the tiny Braun’s wrasse, it was like ‘recognising a familiar face, but you can’t put a name on it’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 6

Country diary: There’s a seaweed party going on on the storm beach

Castletown Bay, Isle of Man: The smell is unpleasant, but these slimy mounds are full of flies, molluscs and sand hoppers – all vital winter food

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

Agave or bust! Mexican long-nosed bats head farther north in search of sweet nectar

Mexican long-nosed bats have a taste for agave nectar, fueling their migration from Mexico to the U.S. each summer

The Independent UK · Feb 3

Plan to allow fishing around Chagos Islands alarms conservationists

Chagossian people would be allowed to fish in area that has teemed with life since ban was introduced in 2010

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3

IKEA's genius $3 solution lets you hang your bird feeder in seconds

This IKEA kitchen tool is the clever answer to hanging your bird feeder —- and it’s only $3

Tom’s Guide · Feb 3

Country diary: Succumbing to the serpent of shining green

Priestcliffe, Derbyshire: The limestone walls in this parish are festooned with luminous mosses, in a variety that’s often beyond our comprehension

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3

Good luck Dua Leaper: scientists return frogs wiped out by fungal disease to wild

Researchers dig ‘spas’ and install ‘saunas’ in ACT wetlands to give green and golden bell frogs the best chance of survival

The Guardian - AU · Feb 3

Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope

Researchers at Washington State University and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are using collar cams to study a remote population of grizzly bears on Alaska's North Slope

The Independent UK · Feb 1

‘It sounds apocalyptic’: experts warn of impact of UK floods on birds, butterflies and dormice

Events such as Storm Chandra take a terrible toll on ecosystems, but nature can be part of the solution for mitigating flood waters

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1