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Roxanne Hoorn

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The Surprising Second Life of an Abandoned Victorian Sea Fort

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The Surprising Second Life of an Abandoned Victorian Sea Fort

“We want it to feel like you’re exploring something for the first time.”

By Roxanne Hoorn
The Rise and Fall of the Mormon King of Beaver Island

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The Rise and Fall of the Mormon King of Beaver Island

Rumors of piracy, polygamy, and betrayal shape the tumultuous history of King James Jesse Strang.

By Roxanne Hoorn
Of the 151 species they studied, all of them, including this tree frog, Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (shown under blue light), displayed some level of fluorescence.

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Biologists Threw a Fluorescent Frog Rave in the Amazon, for Science

Turns out many of the frogs glow, maybe to communicate.

By Roxanne Hoorn
Hyenas and crocodiles dined on a waterside carcass together, caught via camera trap.

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You Never Know Who Will Turn Up at an Elephant Carcass

Researchers in Kenya spied some unexpected guests at these “carrion bonanzas”

By Roxanne Hoorn
A reconstruction of P. colossus shows it in its coastal habitat. The head is an educated guess because a skull has not been found yet.

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Paleontologists in Peru Discover What Might Be the 'Chonkiest Whale Ever'

And maybe the heaviest animal the world has ever seen.

By Roxanne Hoorn
Orca pods can develop their own cultures that result in distinctive behaviors, including cooperation with humans.

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The Killer Whales of Eden and the 'Law of the Tongue'

Orcas and humans once hunted together in southeastern Australia, until their millennia-old relationship broke down.

By Roxanne Hoorn
A solo great white shark near Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

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Sharks Have Long Caused Trouble for Filmmakers

The predators may react when camera crews come poking around, but it doesn't make them villains.

By Roxanne Hoorn
A naked mole rat in laboratory tunnel. The oldest recorded naked mole rat in captivity lived to 39 years old.

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The Secrets of the Longest-Living Mammals

Why do mole rats, Brandt's bats, and bowhead whales live so much longer than their relatives?

By Roxanne Hoorn
The mysterious metal cylinder on the shore of Western Australia.

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A Massive, Mysterious Object Washed Up on an Australian Beach

Experts say it’s likely space junk—and there’s plenty more where that came from.

By Roxanne Hoorn
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