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Whirligig beetles – the world’s fastest-swimming insect – achieve surprising speeds by employing a strategy shared by fast-swimming marine mammals and water fowl.

Whirligig beetles – the world’s fastest-swimming insect – achieve surprising speeds by employing a strategy shared by fast-swimming marine mammals and water fowl.

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New York’s fishing industry contributes $5 billion annually to the state economy and supports an array of other public goods, including food security, mental health, social connection and wildlife conservation. First established in 1864, the...
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A bobcat sniffs a trail camera mounted by Cornell researchers, in collaboration with New York state.

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Snapshot NY aims to collect widespread data about animal populations throughout New York state - using thousands of trail cameras - and is engaging the public to aid the effort.

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