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Darwin's century-old prediction about flightless insect seems to be on point

Turns out, Darwin was really good about understanding evolution.

This plant evolved camouflage to hide from humans

The medicinal plant from China is trying to prevent heavy harvesting.

Alligators can regrow their tails, and it could help us heal our own wounds better

Thanks, gators.

Fossil Friday: this ancient bottom feeder could have 'invented' modern sight

If you like seeing defined shapes, you should thank this little fellow.

Marsupial rave: wombats have glow-in-the-dark fur

Glow-in-the-dark wombats make 2020 just a bit more bearable.

Scientists discover the first insects with a shell-like armor

Leaf-cutter ant workers have a magnesium-rich biomineral armor that you'd expect to see in crustaceans rather than insects.

New species of glowing mushroom found growing on dead bamboo in India

Glowing is always in fashion.

The chemicals that make skunks and some marijuana smell the same

Here's why some people smell like Pepé Le Pew.

We've discovered a new, adorable species in Myanmar -- it's already on the brink of extinction

But it’s so cute!

Could bacteria take up jobs mining in space? Turns out, they could

It's honest work.

Fossil Friday: amphibian trapped in amber is the first known 'tongue-thrower'

The fossils were at first (mistakenly) identified as being an ancient chameleon.

Social behavior in mammals is as old as dinosaurs, fossil shows

"These fossils are game changers," said the researchers.

Newly-discovered fossil lizard shows how uncertainty can lead to better science

Sometimes, it's best to admit that we simply don't know the right answer (yet).

Researchers pinpoint the brain area that ultimately governs attention and focus

Mine keeps letting me down.

Fossil Friday: leg fragment points to huge, toothy bird with a wingspan of up to 21 feet

Imagine how many nuggets you could make from one of these.

Growing food with Martian soil is challenging but it's not impossible

Geologists mimicked conditions in soil from Mars and found growing plants could prove difficult.

Big-eyed spiders that cast nets like gladiators can hear prey despite lacking ears

These freaky looking spiders can sense incoming prey from more than two meters away.

Even vampire bats social distance when they get sick

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught millions of people across the world at least one valuable lesson: the single most important thing that one can do to stave off the spread of an infectious disease is to practice social distancing. As long as infected hosts are in limited contact with healthy hosts, a pathogen can’t spread […]

This protein explains why you get acne -- and may offer a new way to cure it

Scientists now have a more actionable target for the treatment of acne.

We can now see ancient carbon dioxide levels with coral time machines

Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a coral?

How ants grew super-strong muscles after losing their wings

Worker ants evolved strong thorax muscles for carrying loads many times their weight after losing their ability to fly.

Scientists unravel mysteries of unique Aussie spider silk

The silk of this spider is unique. Its properties have now been analyzed in a new study.

Gags and uproar at paleontology conference after profanity filter bans the word "bone" (and many others)

The overzealous filter also banned the worlds "pubic", "stream", "jerk", and ... 'beaver'.

Venus flytrap with no brain or nervous system senses prey with short-memory trick

Calcium flowing through tiny hairs of the plant's leaves determine when the Venus flytrap closes its jaw.

Here's another tardigrade superpower: a fluorescent shield protects them from deadly UV radiation

These extreme survivors never cease to amaze us!

Tiny 200-million-year-old teeth show the first mammals were actually more like reptiles

Although they had fur and whiskers, the earliest mammals had long lifespans like reptiles.

Researchers map the anatomy of the 'mysteriously-shaped' beetle

In the end, it didn’t live up to the name!

Ants quickly adapt to danger, build sand structures to access food and avoid drowning

Intelligence and resilience can be found all across the natural world.

Mole genome reveals why females have both ovaries and testicles

An in-between sex can exist in nature, and moles are a prime example.

Rare and elusive semi-aquatic mice discovered in Africa

'I thought it to be the most beautiful mouse I had ever seen,' said one of the researchers.

Climate warming is changing the US planting zones

Iconic plants may disappear from their traditional zones as climate change pushes them northwards.

Electromagnetic fields could be used to manage, maybe even treat, type 2 diabetes

Hopefully the findings translate to humans as well.

Fake eggs fitted with GPS track sea turtle traffickers in Central America

The eggs uncovered a 137-kilometer long illegal trade chain.

Researchers identify a protein that may be the link between anxiety and depression

It could point the way to new treatments for both conditions.

Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years

It took a while, but the devils are now back home!

Researchers extract DNA from insects embedded in resin

"We have no intention of raising dinosaurs," the researchers assure us.

30 million years ago, a group of monkeys sailed from Africa to South America

It's one of the craziest explorer stories you'll ever read.

Newly found brain structure explains why some birds are super smart

Scientists find that birds are more human-like than previously thought.

There are likely two types of Parkinson's, a new study cautions

Variety is not always the spice of life.

Beaked whale stays underwater for record-breaking 3 hours and 42 minutes

"We didn't believe it at first," said one of the researchers.

Ten days of binge drinking disrupts neuron connections, causes anxiety and other cognitive problems

Binge drinking didn't destroy neurons, but rather temporarily disrupted connections between them.

New study highlights vitamin E's essential role in brain development

We now know why this compound is key to a successful pregnancy, in animals and humans alike.

Humans live much longer than chimps due to a slower epigenetic 'clock'

Our cells look younger than those of chimps due to chemical changes to our genome when we branched away from a common ancestor 8 million years ago.

Australian stinging tree inflicts agonizing pain with a spider-like venom

The tree’s leaves contain a previously unidentified neurotoxin that latches on to fundamental mammalian pain receptors.

Scientists use DNA to expose the origins of Vikings

Vikings weren’t a group of barrel-chested, blond-haired, bearded men. Instead, they comprised many ethnicities and groups of people with different ancestries.

Is your dog's nose cold and wet or warm and dry? Both are normal

A dog's cold nose aids in the heat detection of prey.

Frog harem: lucky males stay loyal

It's the first time an amphibian was shown to live in a harem.

Rarest dog breed in the world is still alive (and singing) in the wild

The New Guinea singing dog and the Highland Wild Dog still active in the wild may represent the same unique breed.

This chart shows the risk of COVID-19 for different distancing settings and scenarios

This nuanced 'cheat sheet' shows when and where the risk of coronavirus transmission is greatest or lowest.

Researchers use math to tell how lady dinosaurs were different from their male counterparts

Maybe what ladies wanted all along was statistical analysis.

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