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Photos of two queen ants (left, the host species Mycocepurus goeldii and right, the parasitic species Mycocepurus castrator) shown side-by-side represent what may be an example of sympatric speciation—when a new species develops in the same geographic area with its sister species, but reproduces on its own.

This Ant Species May Support a Controversial Theory on Evolution

New research suggests that species don’t have to be geographically separated in order to evolve

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Someone, Somewhere Is Still Emitting A Whole Load of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals

Emissions of carbon tetrachrloride are still 30% of peak emissions

How do you want to behave today?

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Give Someone a Virtual Avatar and They Adopt Stereotype Behavior

People behave differently depending on the appearance of their digital avatar

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People in the Stone Age Were Fans of Escargot

A new study pushes back the date of land snails being consumed in the Mediterranean

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Tuberculosis Probably Hitched A Ride To America on Seals

A new study finds that TB is not only younger than we thought, but it also spread in weird ways

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Geckos Can Control the Movement of Their Toe Hairs

Geckos take advantage of van der Waals forces to run across ceilings, but a simple shift allows them to drop to the ground

Working under LED lighting in a tomato greenhouse in the Netherlands

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Scientists Are Hacking Tomatoes To Make Them Keep Growing All Night Long

Geneticists are working to circumvent the tomato’s circadian rhythm

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Why You Look Like Your Dog

It’s all in the eyes

Longer-lasting birth control measures, like intrauterine devices, are even more effective than the pill when it comes to preventing teen pregnancy

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Give Teens Access to Birth Control and, Amazingly, the Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops

Colorado pins its dropping teen pregnancy rate on improved access to birth control

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Computer Scientists Hack Michigan Traffic Lights To Show Glaring Security Flaws

Three major weaknesses make traffic lights used in almost all U.S. states prone to attacks

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The 10,000 Hour Rule Is Not Real

The biggest meta-analysis of research to date indicates that practice does not make perfect

An image taken during field work in the Daan River gorge, Feb. 8, 2010. The large outcrop in the center of the photo disappeared in the space of an hour during a flood in 2012.

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This Gorge Is Living Its Life on Fast-Forward

A quickly carved river gorge may disappear in just a few decades

A typical 15th century banquet.

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Before He Died, Richard III Lived Large

Bone chemistry sheds light on the monarch’s shifting diet throughout his brief life

Changila, a male elephant who was later killed by poachers near Samburu National Reserve in Kenya.

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Surprise! Science Shows That Elephant Poaching Is Unsustainable

For the first time, scientists have made a comprehensive tally of illegal killing rates across Africa

Randy Schademann (R), an on scene coordinator with the US Environmental Protection Agency, and contractor Erik Hadwin collect water samples from the Gulf of Mexico off the beach at Grand Isle, Louisiana, USA, 21 June 2010.

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Can We Clean Up the Next Oil Spill With Magnets?

A new technique may help during the next oil spill

An artist's interpretation of what Hallucigenia sparsa looked like.

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This Weird, 500 Million-Year-Old Spiky Worm With Legs Actually Has a Descendant

Modern-day velvet worms’ jaws are repurposed former claws

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Our Personalities Are Most Stable in Mid-Life

In some ways, our 80-year-old selves mirror our 20-year-old selves

Fish swimming by the Great Barrier Reef

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Outlook For Great Barrier Reef Not So Great

The five year state of the reef reports paints a gloomy picture for the natural wonder

Flax yarn recovered from late Neolithic graves, heavily laden with resin.

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The First Ancient Egyptian Mummies Might Have Appeared 1,500 Years Earlier Than Egyptologists Thought

Egyptians were embalming their dead as far back as 4,100 B.C.

The tattoo biosensor (enlarged to show detail)

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Using Sweat To Power Devices Isn’t Far Off

An intense workout at the gym could one day not only recharge your batteries, but your phone’s too

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