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When Predators Become Prey
Science How the same adaptation can make a shark deadly and vulnerable Hammerhead sharks’ oversize fins allow them to maneuver underwater with incredible control. The fish evolved this and other...
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Do You Have Horizontally Slit Pupils? You Might Be A Prey Animal
Animals Goat style versus cat style Sight is a very important sense in the animal kingdom. Seeing helps animals anticipate danger, find food, and even decide which tree is safe to climb. Now,...
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New Trailer For 'The Martian' Shows Matt Damon Get To Work On Mars
Entertainment But will he make it out alive? Some people here on Earth (Elon Musk — looking at you) can't wait to visit Mars. But in its current form, the Red Planet is a harsh mistress, as the new...
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Are jellyfish going to take over the ocean?
Nexus Media News An interview with jellyfish expert Lisa-ann Gershwin Jellyfish expert Lisa-ann Gershwin recently sat down with Nexus Media to share insights from her research and discuss her new...
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Caught in a race against climate change, lizards hit an evolutionary dead end
Nexus Media News The brown anole has little room left to evolve. Cold-blooded critters are struggling to adapt to a rapidly warming world. And they can only evolve so much.
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Yellowstone thrived after its 1988 fires, but dry summers threaten all progress
Environment Extremely hot, dry weather is no longer as rare as it used to be. Fires play an important ecological role in many ecosystems, and Yellowstone’s native plants and animals are well-adapted...
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Cheese played a surprisingly important role in human evolution
Science Ancient Egyptian cheese helps us understand when and how dairy came into our lives. While the techniques from bioarchaeology have provided this fantastic detail on Neolithic diets, where the...
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Sloths aren't the picky eaters we thought they were
Animals When their favorite food isn't available, they will try something else. The authors of the paper looked at how the availability of different tree species, including those of the genus...
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Do wild animals hate being cold in winter?
Animals And why are so many dogs wearing snow boots? While the weather outside may indeed get frightful this winter, a parka, knit hat, wool socks, insulated boots and maybe a roaring fire make things...
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The Maya dealt with a form of climate change, too. Here's how they survived.
Environment The Classic civilization could only respond to their changing climate. We can do far more if we choose to. Instead of focusing on the final stages of Classic Maya civilization, society can...
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