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Rewilding Rio: Conservationists restock an ‘empty forest,’ one species at a time

Conservationists in Brazil are rewilding the Atlantic Forest by reintroducing agoutis, a rodent crucial for plant regeneration, based on new scientific research.

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Rewilding Rio: Conservationists restock an ‘empty forest,’ one species at a time

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Everyone Wanted Alexander Graham Bell to Debut the Telephone at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. He Almost Avoided it Entirely

Alexander Graham Bell successfully debuted the telephone at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, overcoming initial reluctance to present his groundbreaking American innovation.

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Great apes (including us) have been giggling for 15 million years

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Rewilding Rio: Conservationists restock an ‘empty forest,’ one species at a time

Latest Discoveries

Over 60 million stars dazzle in new image of the Milky Way

Everyone Wanted Alexander Graham Bell to Debut the Telephone at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. He Almost Avoided it Entirely

Great apes (including us) have been giggling for 15 million years

This common vitamin deficiency can mimic normal aging

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