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Paleontologists thought they had a good idea of the diversity of these feathered carnivores. But a recent finding left them scratching their heads.

Here are publishers' descriptions of 10 of the best new wildlife-related books of 2021 so far. The books come from a long list of celebrated authors, scientists and journalists and cover species from several continents. They'll help give you a dose of the wild — and a window into other parts of the world....

The adverse effects of climate change have increased the danger of fires in Australia, with a need to implement strategies to avoid another Black Summer,

Non-fiction: The Missing Among Us and three other titles We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Steven Carroll Normal text size Credit: Erin Stewart’s examination of missing persons could easily have been another example of true-crime writing. But it’s the philosophical dimension that makes it so much more than that. She’s interested in the concept of what it is to be “missing” (to be missing, you have to be missed), ambiguity and li...

Last modified on Fri 26 Feb 2021 20.21 EST They regularly post bags full of scat to biology professors for testing. They spend their life savings on expensive camera equipment trying to capture one creature and create active social groups which have broken into warring rival factions. One has spent half a century of his life on the quest. And they’re on the plane down to Tasmania even more than Jacqui Lambie. What makes people so fixated on trying to prove the thylacine – also known as the ...