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Algae and Coral Have Been BFFs Since the Dinosaur Age
A new study shows that the relationship between coral polyps and zooxanthellae that produces colorful coral reefs began 160 million years ago
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Mysterious, Plant-Like Fossil May Have Been One of the Earliest Animals
New research suggests that soft-bodied organisms called Ediacarans may have been related to an animal of the Cambrian era
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Citizen Scientists Show Black Widows Creeping North In Canada
Study shows online observations can help researchers refine the range maps of many species overlooked by field biologists
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Greenland’s Vikings Got Wealthy Off Walrus Tusks
New DNA study reveals how the Norse Greenlanders cornered the market on ivory in Europe
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This New Zealand Natural Wonder Is Probably Gone for Good
A new study reconfirms that the Pink and White Terraces were destroyed by a volcano in 1886 and can’t be dug up
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A Unique Enzyme Gives Bermuda Fireworms Their Glow
A new study reveals the secret to the invertebrates’ dazzling mating ritual
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Ocean Acidification Is Frying Fish’s Sense of Smell
By the end of the century, the ocean is predicted to become two-and-a-half times more acidic, which is bad news for sea life.
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What the Fox Genome Tells Us About Domestication
After only a few decades of domestic breeding, friendly foxes have social behavior woven into their genes
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Meet the Fish That Grows Up in Just 14 Days
The turquoise killifish, which lives in ephemeral pools in Mozambique, progresses from embryo to sexual maturity faster than any other vertebrate
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Hospital Superbug May Be Developing Tolerance to Hand Sanitizers
Australian researchers have found that a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is able to survive after being exposed to alcohol solutions
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CO2 Levels Reached an 800,000-year High in 2017
That’s just one of many sobering facts about our changing world in the “State of the Climate in 2017” report released late last week
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Birds Can Learn “Foreign” Languages to Stay Safe
The superb fairywren was able to learn a new alarm call just by listening to the warnings of other species
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Did George Orwell Pick Up TB During the Spanish Civil War?
A new technique was able to pull tuberculosis bacteria and morphine residue from a letter the author sent in 1938, ten years befor his diagnosis
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An Australian City Beats Dengue Fever Using Special Mosquitoes
There has not been a case of the disease in Townsville for four years after the release of insects carrying a naturally occurring bacteria
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Why Island Birds Have Bigger Brains Than Their Mainland Counterparts
Researchers measured the brain sizes of 11,554 birds, including representatives of 110 island-dwelling species and 1,821 continental species
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Lemurs Smear Bugs on Their Privates to Ward Off Infection
Lathering up with orange goo from millipede guts might relieve infections, expel parasites in lemurs
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New Map Chronicles Three Decades of Surface Mining in Central Appalachia
The data shows about 1.5 million acres of forest have been affected by surface and mountaintop mining since the 1970s
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World’s Largest King Penguin Colony Suffers an 85 Percent Crash
The Morne du Tamaris Colony on Île aux Cochons has dropped from 2 million to 200,000 birds over 30 years
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Introducing the Scutoid, Geometry’s Newest Shape
The scutoid allows skin cells to remain packed tightly together even over curved surfaces
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How the Scent of Angry Bees Could Protect Elephants
A new study shows elephants fear bee pheromones, and this fact could keep the pachyderms out of crops
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