Animals

  1. Animals

    Sponges’ secret weapon

    An aquatic animal provides a possible new kind of disease resistance.

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  2. Animals

    Brainy bees know two from three

    Honeybees can match patterns by number.

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  3. Plants

    The man who rocked biology to its core

    Two hundred years later, Charles Darwin's ideas still live on.

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  4. Animals

    When Darwin got sick of feathers

    The man who started evolutionary biology had some bad moments over a bird.

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  5. Animals

    Mosquito duets

    Bugs sing sweet nothings to each other.

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  6. Animals

    Between a rock and a wet place

    If you're a fish that climbs waterfalls, is it better to have a squat body, or be tall and a fast swimmer?

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  7. Animals

    Longer lives for wild elephants

    A surprising new study shows that female elephants in the wild might live up to three times longer than those born in zoos.

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  8. Animals

    Caterpillars tattletale to police

    Clothes moth larvae snack on hair from corpses, providing police with genetic clues.

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  9. Animals

    Hungry bug seeks hot meal

    A seed-loving insect finds food by sensing its temperature.

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  10. Animals

    Grunting for worms

    Want to catch some earthworms? Pretend you're a mole. For experienced worm hunters, the technique works like magic.

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  11. Animals

    Traveling tuna

    Young Atlantic bluefin tuna swim the sea from coast to coast.

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  12. Animals

    Weird, new ant

    Recently discovered South American species shakes up ant family tree.

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