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Food Foraging on a beach in Wales Rob Beschizza

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mushrooms Mushrooming made easy. Really easy Matt Maranian

fish New study: Fish can get addicted to meth after eating human poop Thom Dunn

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Survival tips Lt. Smith and the booby bird — a true tale of survival Mark Frauenfelder

Walt Disney Game of Shrooms, the worldwide art scavenger hunt, returns June 11 Rusty Blazenhoff

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social insects Watch: army ant death spiral Popkin

LGBTQ Gay male penguin couple steals unhatched eggs from lesbian penguin couple Thom Dunn

animals Massive "grandmother" great white shark tagged in northwest Atlantic David Pescovitz

sociology An incredible example of societal collapse Mark Frauenfelder

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animal behavior Gulls pay attention to human eyes Mark Frauenfelder

bears Bear trashes car after locking self inside [PHOTOS] Xeni Jardin

Science Skrillex song messes up mosquitos' attacks and mating according to scientific study David Pescovitz

internet of things Scientists equip bees with tiny environmental sensors Mark Frauenfelder