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In Simojovel's network of dark tunnels, workers risk their lives to find coveted treasures that preserve a distant past.

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Freezing the trees, blossoms and all, may be the only way to save the crop.

Oversized, fluffy rodents in the Philippines may have been hunted by our evolutionary cousins. 

Critically endangered, and a much-sought delicacy, the animals are imperiled at every turn.

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'Whoever Said Dykes Can't Cook?' combined art, food, and fundraising.

Underground peat fires are bedeviling: They refuse to die, even when flooded with water. Could this new weapon put them down for good?

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Many viewers want to bask in synchronous fireflies’ glow. Ecologists want to ensure that the insects aren’t hurt in the process.

Researchers link a wet period in Tuscany's past with a rise in tales of water-related works of amazement.

The Brood X bonanza is almost here, and ecologists will have a lot of work—and bugs—on their hands.

It's snail-herding season in England.

Oregon State University's massive collection is helping researchers learn how animals adapt to changing environments.

Warning: this one’s a tear-jerker.

The Archive of Healing includes hundreds of thousands of folk healing traditions from six continents.

In ancient Rome, murder was a private business, unless the emperor took an interest in the case.

Preserving an unusual slice of rural life.