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Arizona doesn’t get swarms of monarch butterflies migrating between their summer habitats up north and the mountains of Mexico where they spend the winters, but they are a dependable presence. The Southwest Monarch Study, which enlists citizen-scientists to tag migrating monarchs in an attempt to better understand their migration, tags thousands a year. “Where they […]

Humans aren’t the only animals that build intricate homes and other structures: The animal kingdom abounds with talented architects. From dams to nests to body armor, these feats of animal ingenuity will blow your mind—and perhaps inspire you to get up off that couch. Beavers Beavers might be the most well-known animal architects, and with