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Research shows that sparrows and other animals use plants to heal themselves.
Exceptionally high-quality videos allow scientists to formally introduce a remarkable new comb jelly.
Historian Rutger Bregman argues that the persistent theory that most people are monsters is just wrong.
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An elephant at the Bronx Zoo has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists.
One of the world's most isolated island groups has just been made one of the world's largest ocean reserves.
The compound found in "magic mushrooms" has significant and fast-acting impact on the brains of rats.
Across the world, wildlife is under severe threat.
It's a precautionary measure stemming from fears that mutated coronavirus strains may reduce the efficacy of future vaccines.
Researchers find a key clue to the evolution of bony fish and tetrapods.
Another amazing tardigrade survival skill is discovered.
Your health and the health of the planet are not indistinguishable.
Scientists have identified the largest ever assemblage of mammoth bones.
Mosquitoes can taste your blood using unique sensory abilities. Can we use that to keep them off us?
Scientists confirm that slow blinks are an effective way to connect with a cat.
43% of people think they can get a sense of someone's personality by their picture.
An intriguing theory explains animals' magnetic sense.
Sharks fear killer whales. How does this impact the ecosystems they share?
A new study bases its calculations on more than the great white shark.
On the list of animals at risk are several endangered species.
The father of all giant sea bugs was recently discovered off the coast of Java.
An experiment in Botswana suggests a non-lethal deterrent for predatory lions.
Big brains come at a big cost, however.
America's Space Force has acquired a horse for an important mission.
Avocado evolved in the warming climates of Central America during the Neogene period, roughly 10 million years ago.
Stone stackers enjoy the practice as a peaceful challenge, but scientists warn that moving small stones has mountainous consequences.
A study uses sugar water experiments to show that hummingbirds can see colors invisible to us.
New research sees dogs checking a North-South axis on their way home.
A nasty disease might not be able to travel around much longer.
These alien-like creatures are virtually invisible in the deep sea.