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Bats' unique evolutionary traits may offer clues for human health.
Surviving with two heads and two hearts is not child's play.
Tiny marine animals provide insight into the evolutionary history of neural cells
Child obesity is rising across the globe, but parents do something about it. The key is acting early.
Wolves on an Alaskan island are showing a remarkable adaptation.
Study finds linking the human body to special powers enhances student experience.
Tick bites are spreading the incurable alpha-gal syndrome in thousands of Americans. Here is why we need to take action now!
You can add an extra 24 years to your life just by adopting these lifestyle changes.
These are extraordinary fishes.
Living alone in isolation is not good for your brain, heart, immune system, and overall health. Here is how it brings you closer to death.
How will coral and symbiotic algae coexist in a changing climate?
Hairworms appear to be missing approximately 30% of the genes that were supposed to be mandatory.
Generic ketamine has the power to slash the overall cost of treating clinical depression by more than 60 percent.
Life on Earth booms every 36 million years, driven by tectonic cycles.
Aging is a culmination of factors spanning from your cells to your environment. A number of interconnected processes determine how quickly your body is able to repair and recover from damage.
Scientists continue to unlock the mysteries of complex life forms through ancient genetic blueprints.
This rodent of unusual size is cute.
This is a seriously impressive biological ability.
The therapy made cats sterile with no side effects for at least two years.
New research suggests that protecting moths is just as vital as safeguarding bees.
A tiny 3D-printed smartphone attachment has the potential to make blood pressure checkups affordable and accessible to all.
Neurons shouldn't fuse together -- or so we thought.
The death cap mushroom has finally met its match: a dye used in medical imaging.
These spiders have learned to walk like ants and look like flowers, but can these tricks help them escape their predators?
How did human DNA end up in a deer tooth pendant?
If your heart beats irregularly, here is a graphene tattoo that can keep your heartbeat in check, even better than a pacemaker.
The transition of ocean creatures to landlubbers was one of the most epic journeys in evolutionary history.
This doesn't make intensive agriculture good, but it can help us understand the pollinator-plants interactions.
There's not much evidence and speculation is running wild.
A probiotic cocktail promises to save the only US coral reef barrier. But we need to act fast, if we are really serious about it.
The sandgrouse can carry water in its belly feathers from miles away. Now, scientists finally learned how the birds pull it off.
A zirconium-based catalyst promises to break down polymers. It's probably the best plastic-degradation solution we've come across.
Virus-resistant bacteria could drastically improve drug manufacturing in bio-factories.
Plants also talk, and they talk a lot under stress, but we are not sure who listens to the different sounds they emit.
Lizards at a Colorado Army post exhibit stress response to extreme noise.
A killer fungus has devastated frog populations across the world, but Africa was spared. Not anymore.
NASA didn't know a space secret that these kids recently discovered during their experiment involving EpiPen.
AI-assisted Raman spectroscopy is great at identifying bacteria and it's way better than just regular Raman spectroscopy.
We are closer than ever to reversing hearing loss in humans, here is all the proof you need.
The human neurons may be altering the rats' behavior.
Entomologists are now excited they might find entire populations tucked away in remote parts of the Ozark mountains.
Trap feeding in whales was only recently first observed more than a decade ago. But astute medieval observers were much more aware than we give them credit for.
Zebras went to great lengths to get rid of parasites.
These infrared pictures show that some mammals keep their nose warm, while some keep them cold. Can you guess which of the noses below belongs to each animal? Oh, and more importantly, can you guess why their noses are hot or cold? You’ll find the answers at the bottom of this post. Many mammals, including […]
If you’re a Simpsons fan, then you probably know about Blinky, the three-eyed fish found near the nuclear plant where Homer Simpson was working. As it turns out, the Simpsons were right yet again, as fishermen in Córdoba, Argentina caught a three-eyed wolf fish in a reservoir fed by a local nuclear power plant. As, […]
Researchers suspect this fungus could help us with space exploration.
Bioprinting has come a long way, but there's still much ground to cover.
Even in the wild, sons tend to leech off their mothers.
AI increases the chance of detecting lung nodules, which also sometimes hint at lung cancer.
Concrete made of hemp could replace traditional bricks, blocks, and other building materials.
