Yao-Hua Law
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All Stories by Yao-Hua Law
- Animals
Hermit crabs are drawn to the smell of their dead
A new study finds that the smell of hermit-crab flesh attracts other hermit crabs desperately looking for a larger home.
- Genetics
Scientists recruit bloodsucking leeches as research assistants
By analyzing a slimy, bloodsucking leech’s last meal, scientists can identify which animals had been living near it.