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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!
A youthful appearance is viewed as a sign of health and considered more attractive -- so it's no surprise that people often try to look a few years younger than they actually are.
Living electronics could be a game changer.
So rare there's not one of them.
They're all adorable. Alas, some could already be threatened.
Soon they'll carry little smartphones around. I hope.
The aurora was triggered by a solar storm which doubled radiation levels on the planet's surface.
Ironically, pollution helped some creatures this time.
He dived into the blue hole himself and inside found striking coral species.
Human laundry is a magnet for bed bugs.
It's not good news for the rat...
Paleontologists hope that this will inspire a new generation
Apart from this, the species is continuing its recovery.
The bad news is that we need this in the first place.
The idea of a gentle giant is called into question.
Sleep could be as old as life itself.
It bit with the force of wolves or female tigers.
This is the first time that anyone has compiled a full list.
Big and small animals are the most threatened by extinction.
