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Scientists studied Hydra vulgaris to determine how the animal opens its mouth

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How Hydra Rip Open New Mouths at Every Meal

Scientists finally figured out how the tiny aquatic creature opens its mouth to eat

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Martian Volcanoes Spewed So Much Lava That the Planet’s Surface Shifted

Volcanic upheaval could explain some of the mysteries of Mars’ strange surface

Gibbons were among the endangered species discovered on illicit Facebook groups during a recent study of illegal animal trafficking.

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Animal Traffickers Use Facebook to Boost Sales

There’s plenty to dislike about using social media to sell endangered species

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440-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Fungi May Be The Oldest Land Dwellers Yet Discovered

Though not the oldest living creatures, these fungi may have paved the way for living creatures to take hold of the land

Were these small prints left by Stone Age babies...or lizards?

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“Baby Hands” on Rock Paintings Were Probably Lizard Prints

The prints could have held symbolic meaning for Stone Age humans

She knows where this photo was taken—and so might a new neural network.

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Google’s New A.I. Can Tell Exactly Where a Photo Was Taken

A new neural network is better than humans at sussing out the location of a picture

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How to Tell if Fluffy Is in Pain, According to the Experts

A new study identifies 25 ways to tell if your kitty isn’t feeling well

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Pluto’s North Pole Is Streaked With Canyons

Enormous pits and frozen valleys straddle Pluto’s northern hemisphere

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As Oceans Warm, Little Penguins Are Left Hungry

The world’s smallest penguin is struggling to find fish in warmer waters

CSIRO's Compact Array telescope picked the Fast Radio Burst's afterglow.

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Astronomers Finally Tracked a Strange Radio Wave Burst to Its Source

With new insights into radio waves, scientists may be able to measure the mass of the universe

A black-belly dragonfish is just one of the small fish living in the mesopelagic zone 660 to 3300 feet below the surface of the ocean.

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This Sound Might Mean Dinnertime in the Deep Sea

Researchers record a chorus of deep sea animals as they migrate through the ocean

My God, it's full of gas.

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Marvel at the Newest Map of the Milky Way

It is the most complete map of the cold galaxy ever made

Can humans stop a catastrophic rise in sea levels?

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Sea Levels Are Rising More Quickly Than in the Last Two Millennia

Here are five things to know about the rising tide

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This Penguin on a Treadmill Shows How Waddles Work

Fat penguins have a harder time walking than swimming

Did the prehistoric civilization of Easter Island really "collapse"?

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New Evidence Finds That Easter Island Wasn’t Destroyed by War After All

Did islanders really experience a catastrophic “collapse” of their own making?

This artist’s impression shows the super-Earth 55 Cancri e in front of its parent star.

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Hubble Gets a Whiff of Super-Earth Atmosphere For The First Time

The toasty planet’s atmosphere is similar to a gas giant’s

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These Glass Discs Can Store Data for Billions of Years

“Five-dimensional” data discs could be the future of information storage

Millenials = oenophiles, according to a new study.

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Millennials Drink More Wine Than Anyone Else

The much-maligned generation has a penchant for vino

This tiny flower is thought to be related to the poisonous Strychnos genus.

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New Species of Prehistoric Flower Discovered Preserved in Amber

Rare fossil may be an ancient relative of the potato

Scientists used an an integrated tissue-organ printer, or ITOP, to create this ear.

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Scientists Printed a Human Ear

The scientific breakthrough is more than a creepy experiment—one day, it could save lives

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