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Mississippi State University biologist Matthew W. Brown is part of an international research team whose latest findings, published this spring in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

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The Memphis Zoo is home to 3,500-plus animals. Here are some of our favorites that don't always get the spotlight.

An axolotl in Särkänniemi Aquarium, in Finland. The creature is native to Mexico and has the ability to regrow its limbs (Picture: Tiia Monto/Cover Media) A bizarre creature known for its enigmatic ...

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Kansas sculptor Mike Miller winds string through a red wire-and-wood sculpture topped with painted locust seed pods and spiky orbs from a sweet gum tree. The Millers' show at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center ...