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Forget zombies, some parasites would love to eat your brain just for a change of taste.
An extract from these wild berries can heal our wounds and save a lot of money in the process.
Viruses do more than just cause disease – they also influence ecosystems and the processes that shape the planet. Tracing their evolution could help researchers better understand how viruses work.
Some lucky ape-like ancestor got it 20 million years ago.
Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.
A short hand is better than a bitten one.
Only a lucky few have ever been able to see this amazing plant up close.
What's best against a parasite? A hyperparasite.
At least some species of sharks sleep, and that could eventually provide valuable insights into the function of sleep overall.
Starting from meager skin cells, scientists want to generate artificial northern white rhino eggs to replenish the population.
Potato varieties are notoriously hard to breed -- this research aims to fix that.
First there were geese, then came fried chicken.
Even the genes that make us shed tears when cutting onions are bacterial in origin.
These creatures just won't stop ticking.
Orangutans display an ability that was once thought to be exclusively human: the ability to create tools.
Modern biology is just weird sometimes.
A new study reveals the circuitry that enables birds to perform their best.
It's a roundabout way to study what it takes to grow a human heart from scratch.
You know how we recognize that something smells like strawberries, even though strawberries themselves don't have a smell?
They may look kinda cute, but they're a real menace.
A drug cocktail has shown promise in regrowing lost limbs.
The extremely rare discovery could lead to a rethinking of angiosperm evolution.
A scavenger that is a specialist? That's unique in the world.
Locals and international organizations worked together to make it happen.
Facial cues could inform heterosexual women, but not men, if a potential mate is more interested in casual sex than a commited relationship.
We've put so much plastic pollution out there that bacteria are trying to eat it.
Although often used as synonyms, these are different conditions.
Is this the chosen one?
Apparently, these condors can reproduce without mating.
The changes are small, but they're there.
Epigenetics hold the secret to the hydra's death-defying abilities.
They could form the basis for new and more effective control options against these pests.
The plant uses leaves to build "greenhouses" for its fruits.
These creatures are full of surprises.
We're not there yet, but there seems to be a lot of promise in this idea.
Our junk is creating new, potentially dangerous ecosystems in the ocean.
It took a lot of hard work and sacrifice to unravel the secrets of this fossil.
Why not turn a problem into an asset?
Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) are tough creatures. They’re the northernmost-living nonhuman primate, inhabiting various habitats across several islands in Japan. The most rugged of the bunch live in the Kamikochi area of Chubu Sangaku National Park of the Japanese Alps. But winter isn’t easy for them. Although the snow monkeys are omnivorous and not particularly fussy […]
Early birds get fossilized!
Deep red light stimulates mitochondria -- the cell's power generators -- which may help people see better.
Extra copies of genes, known as duplications, help the giant tortoises live a long and prosperous life.
Evidence shows Norse seafarers settled the Azores centuries before Portuguese explorers.
The river that passes through London was declared "biologically dead" in 1957 -- now, it's a thriving ecosystem.
We're not even sure exactly where jellyfish lie on the food chain -- but chemistry can help solve the case.
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They could teach us how to do it as well.
A talking seal inspired scientists to look to the marine mammals for clues that might untangle the origin of speech.
It works well, and it works fast.
It's an approach employed by several different species.
