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Bioluminescence may have evolved 300 million years earlier than scientists previously thought
Many marine organisms–including sea worms, some jellyfish, sea pickles, and more–can emit ethereal glow through a…
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Lampreys offer clues to the origin of our fight-or-flight instinct
Lampreys look like something out of a horror movie, with their sucky mouths chock full of…
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Daddy long-legs-inspired robot could one day squirm through Martian caves
Robotic engineers are no stranger to turning to nature for inspiration. In recent years, birds, dogs,…
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New species of extinct marine reptile found with help from 11-year-old child
Paleontologists already know that the extinct marine reptile ichthyosaurs were enormous. Some newly described jawbone fossils…
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This butterfly hybrid thrived against evolutionary odds
Life may “find a way,” but how living things evolve is not a neat and orderly…
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Grizzlies are getting killed by roads, but the risks are bigger than roadkill
More than 4 million miles of roads crisscross the US. So it’s little surprise that roadkill…
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How super resilient tardigrades can fix their radiation-damaged DNA
Microscopic tardigrades have fascinated scientists for their incredible toughness since they were first discovered back in…
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This gnarly fungus makes cicadas hypersexual
As we wait for this spring and summer’s “cicadapocalypse,” when trillions will emerge across the Southern…
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Super-muscular 374-pound kangaroos once thumped around Australia and New Guinea
Earth used to be absolutely crawling with more megafauna. The fossil record is full of enormous…
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‘Peaceful’ bonobos bite and push each other, actually
From a human perspective, chimpanzees and bonobos often represent two sides of our very nature. Chimpanzees…
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Toothed whales traded chewing for echolocation to evolve
Dolphins and other toothed whales–or Odontocetes–use their heads to create sounds that help them communicate, navigate,…
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