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The move makes it more likely the CRISPR-modified mushroom can be sold at stores.

When these cicadas last saw the light of day, Bill Clinton was president.

It's a gator-eat-gator world.

The trait may help the insects absorb lower amounts of insecticides.

The crabs may swarm like this to avoid predation or to facilitate reproduction.

The creature died after giving birth to a single egg.

The increase in tiger numbers is primarily seen in India, Russia, Nepal and Bhutan.

There are fewer than 400 Bawean warty pigs left alive.

It can now be found at more than a dozen spots throughout the state.

Very bad news for bats.

The burrowing tadpoles are reincarnated into colorful, dancing adult frogs.

The event was captured by amateur astronomers.

It doesn't exactly match historical description of unicorns, however.

The birds often chase intruders and claw their heads.

Peregrine falcons can hit birds even faster than Johnson's powerball.

Heavy marijuana use may be even worse for economic problems than alcohol.

Finches found in the city have better cognitive abilities and better immunity.

Pythons are devastating native birds and mammals.

The availability of free food has greatly increased the population of these birds.

Denmark comes in first, while Burundi is in last.

An exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History shows birds in a new light.

The "Viking" was the last of the "Bandit 6" to ply the seas.

The nearly extinct animals are threatened by ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear.

Sandy plants are protected fortresses.

The fish has specialized teeth for grinding seeds.

Sumatran orangutans remain critically endangered, but their numbers are higher than thought.

The fungi, known as Tortotubus, likely helped plants gain a foothold on land.

These dragonflies migrate long distances and mate with others from around the world.

The snakes have endured the "greatest modern decline of any native reptile."

But they have not been found in humans.