On May 9, a baby California condor hatched at Liberty Wildlife, a wildlife rehabilitation, education, and…
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This spider pretends to be an ant, but not well enough to avoid being eaten
If Spiderman and Antman took their DNA and mixed it together in a petri dish, the…
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A ‘butterfly tree of life’ reveals the origins of these beautiful insects
Up until 100 million years ago, butterflies were night creatures. Only nocturnal moths were living on…
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Light pollution is messing with coral reproduction
A dark side effect of the electricity that helps society run around the clock is the…
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How echolocation lets bats, dolphins, and even people navigate by sound
In an environment without light, or where sight is otherwise useless, some creatures have learned to…
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Baboons can recover from childhood trauma with a little help from their friends
Forging strong social relationships can help mitigate the effects of traumatic childhood events in human adults,…
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A scientific exploration of big juicy butts
BUMS. HEINIES. FANNIES. DERRIERES. Few muscles in the human body carry as much cultural clout as…
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What head lice can tell us about human migration
Reviled the world over for making our scalps itch and rapidly spreading in schools, lice have…
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Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings
When entering into disaster scenarios, robots still have a major downside—their inability to recover when they…
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This nuclear byproduct is fueling debate over Fukushima’s seafood
On October 5, operators of Japan’s derelict Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant resumed pumping out wastewater…
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These 24-eyed jellyfish learn from their mistakes
Jellyfish are an undeniable evolutionary success story, surviving at least 500 million years in Earth’s oceans.…
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As humans get louder, monkeys mark more territory
In an increasingly noisy world, some primates are pushing to be noticed with another sense. A…
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