After getting bit by a bat bug at a recent conference, Armin Scheben had a literal…
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This parasite deploys mucus slime balls to make ‘zombie ants’
Just in time for spooky season, scientists have learned more about how a tiny parasitic flatworm…
Continue ReadingWorld’s oldest living aquarium fish could be 100 years young
The world’s oldest living aquarium fish is actually even older than scientists initially believed. According to…
Continue ReadingInvasive snails are chomping through Florida, and no one can stop them
Under towering palms and tangled mangroves, coil-shelled creatures slowly crawl across damp leaves and mossy rocks.…
Continue Reading‘Jet lag’ could be messing with pandas’ natural mating behaviors
Jet lag isn’t just an unpleasant side effect of travel for humans. It could also affect…
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