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Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects ...

Recent rains have brought out the Sonoran Desert toad. This amphibian has a special defensive ability. Their skin contains a strong psychedelic.

The Asian longhorned tick is an invasive species that doesn't need a male to reproduce. Kansas had its first case after a ...

Scientists have created synthetic organisms that can self-replicate. Known as “Xenobots,” these tiny millimeter-wide biological machines now have the ability to reproduce — a striking leap forward in ...

How are whale populations faring? Traditionally, getting an answer to that question involved counting whales by taking their ...

Life finds a way, and the same goes for even robots, according to a group of scientists who say the first living robotic life forms can reproduce. In January 2020, a team of scientists from the ...

Vincetoxicum nakaianum emits the smell of injured ants, drawing flies to pollinate its blooms before they wither.

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