music Colombia's National Anthem as sung by its wildlife Gail Sherman

entomology Rare Hitler Beetle is being driven to extinction by neo-Nazi collectors Mark Frauenfelder

insects Improving tiny urban greenspaces causes huge boosts in insect life Clive Thompson

climate crisis 150,000 nature illustrations from around the world enter the public domain thanks to the the Biodiversity Heritage Library Gareth Branwyn

Science Watch crane collapse onto boat, causing a terrible oil spill in the Galapagos Islands David Pescovitz

Kids Scientist finds shimmering blue moths last seen in 1887 Andrea James

animals China plans to ban ivory trade "within a year or so." US official: Yes it's a "huge" deal. Xeni Jardin

marijuana That Arctic doomsday seed vault? There's backup copies of cannabis in there, too. Lots. Xeni Jardin

Science Scientists cry foul on Colossal's "de-extincted Dire Wolf" claim Gail Sherman

politics Cornell University collects news and guidance on avian influenza Jennifer Sandlin

genetic engineering Meet the woolly mouse, the first step toward bringing back the woolly mammoth from extinction Allan Rose Hill

china Rich people paying $136K per pound for sex mushrooms grown from dead moths Ellsworth Toohey

bees Meandering mowing can help out bees Gail Sherman

denmark Denmark to plant a billion trees Rob Beschizza

Environment The slender-billed curlew is extinct Ruben Bolling

Delightful Creatures New parasite wasp species discovered inside of adult fruit flies Thom Dunn

Space Doomsday vault on the Moon would hold back-up of Earth's plants and animals Allan Rose Hill

Science Dogs in backpacks saving the forest Gail Sherman