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It was a big one.
The ocean will be less without them.
Big differences hide in tiny things.
Don't look at the sun!
Not much has changed for the eye.
Life to the rescue!
Handy!
Their job will be to take pictures of fat seals and I'm so, so envious.
Ever needed a tiny, living factory? Of course you did, you just didn't know it.
A young graduate student spent years studying the genes of NYC rats.
They say don't put your eggs in one basket, but what about putting your eggs in the same bedrock?
A ghostly, tiny fish dominates the deepest layers of the ocean.
The brilliant findings underscore the importance of conservation in the area, especially for invertebrates which are often overlooked.
The worms could be crucial for a garden-like ecosystem if we ever want to establish a Martian colony.
It's the equivalent of your grandkids being a new species. Pretty crazy.
Bad news. Bad, bad news.
The research suggests the same pathway may have been taken by dinosaurs as they transitioned to birds.
Being really smart doesn't stop you from acting dumb when you're in love.
They want to see if there are any health hazards to cloning.
For most insects, going beneath the water surface would be suicide -- but not for these flies!
Yes, these sharks live inside a volcano.
They are a model for human alcoholism and relationships.
This little fish might teach us how handedness appeared.
With amazing resolution down to the nanometer.
Scientists took inspiration from digital compression to 'zip' DNA.
Antarctica hasn't always been the icy wasteland it is today.
Living in a sterile, controlled environment make lab mice not such a good model for human diseases.
For once, something that tastes good is actually healthy for you.
Nature can be brutal.
It was very different from modern living otters.
Taking a look at BrainFacts.org's surprisingly fun new feature.
In a way, we're all the descendants of these rats.
Life's always greener on the other side. Even if that's the ocean.
Humans aren't the only ones.
The extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs left many empty niches for the mammals' taking.
We just enlarged the great ape family. But there's also bad news.
There aren't many things that can substitute a deep, thick forest.
Long neck, long history.
This colorful sea slug likes second-hand groceries.
Sleep seems to be a keystone of memory formation and retention.
Natural selection fosters certain qualities so aliens shouldn't look extremely different from humans.
It's incredible what you can discover from your own bedroom these days.
Happy Halloween!
Maybe it's time to try some high heels.
This is good for the geese, but can be nasty for the locals.
We really do have a lot in common with dolphins.
The animals do it to survive the harsh winter, likely sacrificing cognitive abilities in the process.
I know what you were thinking about. Birds, they're birds.
Blue Halo: A story of flowers, bees, and convergent evolution.
We're learning about learning!
