Reef Invader: The Crown of Thorns Starfish
Coral reefs are dying at an unprecedented rate, due in large part to a brightly colored predatory invader called the crown of thorns starfish.
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Japan’s Elusive Mountain Cat
To find one of the world’s rarest felines, first fly into Tokyo. You’re still a long bus ride, two more flights and a turbulent ferry jaunt from reaching the only spot in the world—a far-flung island in southern Japan’s Yaeyama group—where an observer can spot a wild yamaneko, or mountain cat.