Animals
Animals
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A tiny dinosaur bone just rewrote the origin of bird flight
The evolutionary path from dinosaurs to birds included the development of a tiny wrist bone that ultimately proved crucial for…
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Nature’s anti-aging hack? Jewel wasp larvae slow their biological clock
Scientists have discovered that jewel wasps can slow down their biological rate of aging. A study of jewel wasps, known…
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Millipedes make ants dizzy — and might soon treat human pain
Millipedes get a bad rap — their many legs put people off and could classify them as “creepy crawly.” But…
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Ivermectin: The mosquito-killing pill that dropped malaria by 26%
Ivermectin administered to the whole population significantly reduces malaria transmission, offering new hope in the fight against the disease. The…
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Deep-sea fish just changed what we know about Earth’s carbon cycle
A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94 percent of…
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Did humans learn to walk in trees?
It’s hard to tell when — and why — our ancestors got down from trees and started walking on two…
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400-million-year-old fish exposes big mistake in how we understood evolution
The coelacanth is known as a “living fossil” because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years.…
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Drones reveal 41,000-turtle nesting mega-site hidden in the Amazon
A University of Florida research team has developed a more accurate way to count wildlife using drones — an innovation…
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Did drunk apes help us evolve? New clues reveal why we digest alcohol so well
If scientists are to better understand whether the genes that let us safely welcome the weekend with a cold beer…
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700,000 years ahead of their teeth: The carbs that made us human
As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to…
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