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Scientists find new shrew species in Philippines -- in a special "sky island"

The small shrew acts as a tiny cog in a very complex and special environmental mechanism.

Bones have a fractal-like structure making them super strong and flexible

Bones are more complex than they seem!

New species of sea slug steals algae chlorophyll to live a solar-powered lifestyle

Lifestyle so green it shows through its skin.

Mistletoe exhibits unique, stunning biological property

Mistletoe really is a strange one.

Plants use underground networks to see when their neighbors are stressed

Despite their sedentary lifestyles, plants have a lot more going on than it seems.

The incredibly mobile and efficient eyes of the mantis shrimp

Their eyes can rotate in ways you wouldn't imagine.

A genetic bed of roses: scientists sequence the complete genome of the rose

Let's stop and smell the roses... at a genetic level.

100-million-year-old fossilized larvae got a tasty meal by pretending to be a liverwort

A wolf in sheep's clothing.

Archaeologists find ancient horse burial on the Nile Valley

Ancient burial could tell us a lot about human-animal relationships.

Young vet wounded by I.E.D. receives a transplanted penis

It was the most complex penis transplant ever performed.

Whale skulls act like resonance chambers to help them hear underwater

First whole-body CT scan of a minke whale yields insights on whale communication

Human-like walking evolved before the genus Homo, more than 3.6 million years ago

Well if it sounds like a human and walks like a human...

When mitochondria break down so do our minds, new research shows

When power runs low, neurons start going haywire.

Amateur mathematician Aubrey de Grey, known for his work on anti-aging, solves decades-old problem

Talk about a special mind.

Humans and chimp brains may have a turbo-charged fight-or-flight response

Such adaptations could form the evolutionary roots of human warfare.

Ancient turtles: scientists find ancestor of modern sea turtles

These turtles were far more common than previously known.

New ant species from Borneo detonates itself to defend its colony

Talk about altruistic behavior -- these ants are truly impressive.

Marine heatwaves smothered the Great Barrier Reef -- and it won't get better

The world's largest coral system is dying, and it's all our fault.

Researchers 'accidentally improve' a plastic-munching enzyme

Failing upwards!

Malaria makes its hosts smell better to draw more mosquitoes, research finds

Sneaky, sneaky plasmodium.

Mass extinction event 232 million years ago paved the way for the dinosaurs

The dinosaurs started and ended with a bang.

Wild yeast likely evolved in China, reveals genetic sequencing of over 1,000 strains

Their results point to East Asia (China) as the yeast's area of origin.

Dormant, berserk antibodies could hold the key for HIV vaccine

Their nature makes them ideal against pathogens that hide from immune cells, such as HIV.

'Punk-haired' turtle that breathes through its butt is seriously endangered

But we humans are the real punks here.. .

Sea turtles use magnetic fields to navigate the world

Turtles have a magnetic-based, extremely accurate GPS which they use to navigate the oceans.

Scientists uncover secret color of 200-million-year-old butterfly wings

Butterfly iridescence is really, really old.

Puffins have beaks that glow in UV light to bedazzle mates

"I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll glow my beak around!"

Ichthyosaur jaw-bone might have belonged to largest animal ever

The fossil found on a UK beach used to belong to an ancient behemoth.

NASA is sending sperm to the ISS -- here's why

The first step to making spacebabies is to know if we can actually do it.

A hundred years later, Captain Scott's Discovery expedition can offer important climate change insights

Century-old samples might teach us something new about climate change.

Shrimp-inspired camera leads to new underwater GPS

The novel camera help researchers devise a novel underwater GPS method.

Plants learned how to fight microbes even before they moved to dry land

Although their evolutionary paths diverged very early on, liverworts and other plants use similar proteins to fight off molds.

Why Stephen Hawking Was Afraid of Aliens

"Meeting an advanced civilization could be like Native Americans encountering Columbus," he said.

Scientists use astronomy software to protect endangered creatures from poachers

Drones are hot on the poachers' hot traces.

Rare dinosaur footprint fossils give clues into a forgotten era

These tracks lead to a different world.

Bats are migrating earlier due to climate change, and this could spell trouble for our crops

Bats provide more than $22 billion of indirect value to farmers by controlling pests. When bats fall, so does our food.

Extinct monitor lizard used to have four eyes -- and this is a pretty big deal

The extra eyes are called the pineal and parapineal organs.

Mind-controlled mice are forced to ignore food, water, and sex to complete maze

This was equally awesome and disturbing to watch.

Researchers investigate intriguing 'baby' tyrannosaur fossil

It's an extremely well-preserved fossil, but for now, it raises more questions than it answers.

Brown bear moms raise their cubs differently due to hunting

Our actions often have unexpected consequences.

Scientists create earwig-inspired origami, with potential applications in space travel, foldable electronics, and tents

The tiny earwig's wing could lead to better space probes and tents.

Bees can defend themselves against some neonicotinoid pesticides

A new way to make pesticides more bee-friendly.

Trees that grow up in a neighborhood with many species produce more wood

Strength in numbers (of species).

Most grey wolves today are actually wolf-dog hybrids, due to cross-breeding

Who's a hybrid booooy?! Yes you are a hybrid booooy!

Triceratops may have had horns to advertise good genes and attract mates

It's always about sex, isn't it?

Termite royalty wear chemical crowns to bedazzle their subjects

Bow down, plebs.

Human-secreted malaria antibody could usher in an effective, long-term treatment

Not one day too soon!

Scientists engineer new life form with mixed Bacteria and Archaea membrane

This is essentially a new life form with both modern and 'primordial' traits.

New method developed to stop bacteria from sharing antibiotic resistance genes

No multiplayer-evolution any longer, pleasethankyou!

Python moms take care of their offspring, surprising researchers

Mother love -- with fangs.

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