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Top Stories | November 7
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Biologists can tell a lot about how living things evolved by rooting around in their genes, comparing snippets of DNA from supposedly related — or unrelated — species. This only works, of course, if catalogs of those DNA snippets exist. Which they largely don’t yet — but could in the not-too-distant future. At least, that is, if a consortium of researchers gets its way — and a boatload of money.
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Female crab spiders switch colors to match flowers but may not fool their prey
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When mistaken for females, the guys release an alarming pheromone.
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For on spider species, feeding on blood-gorged mosquitoes adds charm to a mate
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The now-extinct animals had a hippo-like diet
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The now-extinct animals had a hippo-like dietA 37-million-year-old jaw suggests the famous fossil Darwinius does not, as had been suggested, fill a gap in human evolution. After some time to play around with a mirror, pigs figure out what to do when they glimpse a reflection of food. It took herculean effort, but Madagascar crafters created an extraordinary piece of woven art from spider silk. Yellow crazy ants can get so annoying that birds don’t eat their normal fruits, a new study finds. |
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