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A weaker magnetic field may have paved the way for marine life to go big
Decreased protection from cosmic radiation may have increased oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans, allowing animals to grow larger.
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Decreased protection from cosmic radiation may have increased oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans, allowing animals to grow larger.
The discovery of sympathetic nervous system cells in lampreys draws a closer tie between the animal and complex vertebrates — such as humans.
Growing out patches of grass can lure adult butterflies and moths with nectar and offer lawn mower–free havens for toddler caterpillars.
Rakus the orangutan appeared to be treating a cut to his face with a plant that’s also used in traditional human medicine.
Jiggling the “melon” like Jell-O seems to be associated with sexual behaviors, scientists say.
Land managers in the western United States are using potential operational delineations, or PODS, to prepare for — and take advantage of — wildfires.
By training beekeepers, biologist Ximena Velez-Liendo is helping rural agricultural communities of southern Bolivia coexist with Andean bears.
We asked the experts: Should people be worried? Pasteurization and the H5N1 virus’s route to infection suggests risks to people remains low.
Exposing zebra finch eggs and hatchlings to traffic sounds had lifelong health impacts, raising concerns about increased anthropogenic noise.
When implanted into mouse embryos, stem cells from rats grew into forebrains and structures that handle smells.
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