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Roundworms brought back to life after spending 42,000 years iced in permafrost

There are two ways to look at this: one is upbeat and optimistic, but the other is much darker.

First-ever baby snake fossil discovered beautifully encased in amber

Poor baby snake!

New Antarctic Dinosaurs on Display at Field Museum

It's a great way to spend an afternoon or a day off.

Researchers find oldest pigmented biological molecules -- they're bright pink

It's still pink, after all these years.

Roman fish salting workshops reveal two whale species lost from the Mediterranean

The discovery stands to change our understanding of the Roman fishing industry and the history of two endangered whale species.

Grasslands could overtake forests as the most reliable carbon sink ecosystems

But this doesn't mean we should stop focusing on forests -- on the contrary.

How cross-species jumping genes might have driven our evolution

Some genes 'jump' from one genome to the other, and even from plants to bats.

Spiders balloon by riding electric fields in the atmosphere

This is so electric!

New U.S. Center to research how viruses can help us overcome drug resistance

If you can't beat them -- infect them!

CRISPR was used to change a butterfly's wing color

A switch from brown to yellow.

Owls perceive moving objects like we do, suggesting bird and human vision are quite similar

The findings suggest that this ability evolved before the human neocortex appeared.

The world's first animals also caused the first global warming event -- but it took 100 million years

There's a metaphor here, and an important lesson for ourselves.

Researchers find rare hydrothermal vent off the coast of Portuguese islands

It's one of the most unique ecosystems on Earth.

Denying cancer cells one key amino acid might destroy treatment-resistant tumors

Attack the enemy where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

Life went multi-cellular to spread kids around more easily, new research suggests

Do it for the kids!

Fossils reveal that primates initially had nails and claws, we just lost the latter ones

Tighter social groups and a three-borne lifestyle likely prompted the switch.

The first case of chronic wasting disease suspected in Jackson County

Although the case was not yet confirmed, deer farms in the area have already been notified to take extra precautions.

Scientists discover new genus of gibbon monkey in ancient Chinese tomb

Unfortunately, the story has a sad twist.

White paint might be causing a lot of Type 2 diabetes, preliminary research finds

White may hide a dark secret.

Six new spider species discovered, named after children's tales goblins

Spiders, goblins, and brownies.

Scientists find 'nude' creature that lived half a billion years ago

An unusual creature form a long, long time ago.

Earliest evidence of beer brewing in Scandinavia hails from the Iron Age

What would civilization be without beer? A depressing experience, that's what.

Small arms, tongue-tied: T-Rex couldn't stick its tongue out

Put that tongue back in, Jurassic Park!

Reforestation efforts bring back hundreds of species to China

Plant a tree and species will come back to thee.

Climate change will become the leading cause of vertebrate-species loss by 2070

Things are heating up.

Scientists find the first manta ray nursery

The gentle giants of the oceans take good care of their offspring.

NASA creates first 3D model of Amazon rainforest canopy to estimate the effects of droughts, climate change

Drought has a massive effect on rainforests. Bad news in the current changing climate.

Writing a gene in a single day might be possible with new DNA synthesis technique

This is the future of DNA synthesis.

Scientists find 22,000 year-old giant panda belonging to a distinct long-lost lineage

The lazy panda has a richer story than you'd think.

Giant hogweed plant that causes 3rd-degree burns spotted in Virginia

Local authorities in Virginia advise residents to keep an eye out for this very dangerous plant.

David Attenborough urges people to save bees with an adorable teaspoon gesture

It's a small gesture, but it can make a big difference for the tiny bees.

A “textbook changing” new form of photosynthesis has been discovered

A major discovery!

Flying spiders sense the weather and use nanoscale fibers to ride the wind

Spiders ride the wind!

Insecticides and low floral diversity are driving bumblebees into the ground

Each year, queens have to re-establish their colonies. Human activity, however, is making it very hard for them to do so.

A 99-million-year-old amber fossil preserved the earliest frog from tropical forests

Very rare insight into the ancient lives of frogs.

Microhabitat management may be the key to happy, neighborly bears

How to live harmoniously -- the bear version.

Why we need sleep-- a molecular answer

An explanation for why we feel tired.

Ancient volcanism shows our emissions can trigger a mass marine extinction

Ancient volcanism offers a glimpse into the future effects of climate change.

Old fish don't want to swim deep -- but we're fishing them all out of shallow waters

What we thought is a natural law is probably 'just' impending ecological breakdown.

Bees can understand the concept of zero

Nothing is something, and bees know that well.

Scientists find the oldest footprints ever -- from a period we didn't even know things have legs

Talk about a surprising find!

Australian skinks will literally stick their tongues out at predators -- and it works!

:P

In dolphin gangs, everybody knows everyone's name

It's just what the early humans were doing.

Invasive toxic toads could trigger an ecological disaster in Madagascar

It's an ecological time bomb.

There are huge differences in how animals see the world -- we're among the crisp-eyed

Enjoy the world in HD.

Aggressive guppies turn their eyes black to warn other fish

Watch out!

Cell-membrane-coated nanobots successfully clear out 66% of bacteria and toxins in blood samples

Boy oh boy, am I excited for nanomedicine!

One genetic change 3 million years ago made our brains big -- and won us the world

I'm not complaining.

Earth's first giant predators produced killer babies

If the adults weren't scary enough, the babies were also killing machines.

Meet the oldest tree in Europe

A Heldreich pine discovered in southern Italy has been thriving for more than 1230 years.

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