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Brain Scans Illuminate Weirdness of Cave Salamander That Lost Its Eyes

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Brain Scans Illuminate Weirdness of Cave Salamander That Lost Its Eyes

Aussie Researches Have Used Their Noggins to Compile the First 3D Map of the Brain

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Aussie Researches Have Used Their Noggins to Compile the First 3D Map of the Brain

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Scientists Have Finally Mapped the Whole Human Genome

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Scientists Have Finally Mapped the Whole Human Genome

Geophysicists Mapped the ‘Plumbing’ That Feeds Yellowstone’s Famous Hot Springs

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Geophysicists Mapped the ‘Plumbing’ That Feeds Yellowstone’s Famous Hot Springs

Fossil Reveals One of the First Saber-Toothed Mammals

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Fossil Reveals One of the First Saber-Toothed Mammals

Scientists Think They Could Resurrect an Extinct Rat but Don’t Really Want To

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Scientists Think They Could Resurrect an Extinct Rat but Don’t Really Want To

What Do Animals Dream About?

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What Do Animals Dream About?

Florida Desperately Feeding Lettuce to Manatees to Stop Mass Starvation

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Florida Desperately Feeding Lettuce to Manatees to Stop Mass Starvation

Massive New ‘Human Family Tree’ Includes 27 Million Ancestors

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Massive New ‘Human Family Tree’ Includes 27 Million Ancestors

Popular Baby Formulas Recalled Over Bacteria After Child’s Death: FDA

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Popular Baby Formulas Recalled Over Bacteria After Child’s Death: FDA

We’ve Got You Now, Ticks

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We’ve Got You Now, Ticks

Scientists Created a Cyborg Fish Powered by Beating Human Heart Cells

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Scientists Created a Cyborg Fish Powered by Beating Human Heart Cells

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A Mystery Illness Is Giving Dogs in the UK Stomach Trouble

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A Mystery Illness Is Giving Dogs in the UK Stomach Trouble

Scientists Figured Out How All-Female Termite Colonies Came to Exist

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Scientists Figured Out How All-Female Termite Colonies Came to Exist

Researchers Develop COVID Test That Uses a Smartphone to Gets Results on the Cheap

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Researchers Develop COVID Test That Uses a Smartphone to Gets Results on the Cheap

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Horrific Observations Confirm That Orcas Feed on Blue Whales

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Horrific Observations Confirm That Orcas Feed on Blue Whales

What Do Hearts and Cells Have To Do With Our Cities?

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What Do Hearts and Cells Have To Do With Our Cities?

Marco Amati

Frog’s Missing Leg Regrown With Chemical Cocktail, Scientists Claim

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Frog’s Missing Leg Regrown With Chemical Cocktail, Scientists Claim

How Life in the ‘Deep Biosphere’ Thrives Despite Temperatures That Would Fry Humans

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How Life in the ‘Deep Biosphere’ Thrives Despite Temperatures That Would Fry Humans

Oldest Known Human-Bred Hybrid Animal Was a ‘Kunga’

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Oldest Known Human-Bred Hybrid Animal Was a ‘Kunga’

Freaky Deep-Sea Anglerfish Casts Light in Two Distinct Ways

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Freaky Deep-Sea Anglerfish Casts Light in Two Distinct Ways

Exercise Can Boost Brain Health Even in People Who Already Have Signs of Dementia

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Exercise Can Boost Brain Health Even in People Who Already Have Signs of Dementia

Dolphins Have a Fully Functional Clitoris, Study Finds

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Dolphins Have a Fully Functional Clitoris, Study Finds

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Scientists Taught Goldfish to Drive

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Not to Alarm Anyone, but Scientists Taught Goldfish to Drive

First Omicron Death in U.S. Reported in Texas

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First Omicron Death in U.S. Reported in Texas

Get a First Peek at Chuck Wendig’s Post-Apocalyptic Wanderers Sequel, Wayward

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Get a First Peek at Chuck Wendig’s Post-Apocalyptic Wanderers Sequel, Wayward

What Are Self-Replicating ‘Xenobots’ and How Might They Turn the World Into Grey Goo?

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What Are Self-Replicating ‘Xenobots’ and How Might They Turn the World Into Grey Goo?

Simon Coghlan and Kobi Leins

‘Cockpit’. Why Is It Called Such a Funny Word?

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‘Cockpit’. Why Is It Called Such a Funny Word?

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After Polluting Their Water For Years, Florida Says It Will Start Feeding Starving Manatees

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After Polluting Their Water For Years, Florida Says It Will Start Feeding Starving Manatees

Ice Age Mammoth and Horse DNA Found in Soil Samples Left in Freezer

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Ice Age Mammoth and Horse DNA Found in Soil Samples Left in Freezer

The Norwegian-Swedish Wolf Is Extinct

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The Norwegian-Swedish Wolf Is Extinct

Newsmax Reporter Pulled Off-Air Following Apocalyptic Tweet About Vaccines

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Newsmax Reporter Pulled Off-Air Following Apocalyptic Tweet About Vaccines

The Skeevy Stem Cell Industry Is Booming

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The Skeevy Stem Cell Industry Is Booming

1,000-Year-Old Gold Mask Found in Tomb Was Painted With Human Blood

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1,000-Year-Old Gold Mask Found in Tomb Was Painted With Human Blood

Microbes Might Make It Easier to Produce Rocket Fuel on Mars

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Microbes Might Make It Easier to Produce Rocket Fuel on Mars

The Genetics Behind Bees’ Black and Yellow Butts

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The Genetics Behind Bees’ Black and Yellow Butts

Climate Change Wiped Out the Mammoth, New DNA Study Shows

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Climate Change Wiped Out the Mammoth, New DNA Study Shows

Sewage From Passing Plane ‘Splattered’ Man In His Garden

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Sewage From Passing Plane ‘Splattered’ Man In His Garden

Some Palaeontologists Think They have Found Fossilised Dinosaur DNA. Others Aren’t So Sure

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Some Palaeontologists Think They have Found Fossilised Dinosaur DNA. Others Aren’t So Sure

U.S. Declares Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct

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U.S. Declares Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct

Gorgeous Fossil Shows Ancient Bird With a Pair of Super-Sexy Tail Feathers

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Gorgeous Fossil Shows Ancient Bird With a Pair of Super-Sexy Tail Feathers

India’s ‘Black Tigers’ Have Unusually Thick Stripes Thanks to a Genetic Mutation

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India’s ‘Black Tigers’ Have Unusually Thick Stripes Thanks to a Genetic Mutation

2021’s Best Photos of the Microscopic World

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2021’s Best Photos of the Microscopic World

Adorable, Highly Inbred Land Parrots Are Somehow Genetically Thriving

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Adorable, Highly Inbred Land Parrots Are Somehow Genetically Thriving

What Is the Most Important Scientific Development of the Last 50 Years?

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What Is the Most Important Scientific Development of the Last 50 Years?

Ancient History of Rhinos, Including Woolly Ancestors, Revealed in DNA Study

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Ancient History of Rhinos, Including Woolly Ancestors, Revealed in DNA Study

Evolution Deniers Are Finally a Minority in the U.S.

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Evolution Deniers Are Finally a Minority in the U.S.

Bacteria Refuse to Die Even After 1,000 Days With No Food

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Bacteria Refuse to Die Even After 1,000 Days With No Food

Toxic Algae May Be Behind Mysterious Deaths of California Family

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Toxic Algae May Be Behind Mysterious Deaths of California Family

Venomous Snake Chasing You Through the Ocean Just Wants to Be Friends

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Venomous Snake Chasing You Through the Ocean Just Wants to Be Friends

Scientists Grew a Brain-Like Blob With Primitive Eyes

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Scientists Grew a Brain-Like Blob With Primitive Eyes

Yellow Dog Coats Came From an Ancient Canid That Split From Wolves Millions of Years Ago

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Yellow Dog Coats Came From an Ancient Canid That Split From Wolves Millions of Years Ago

This 10-Year-Old Whiz-Kid From Perth Just Co-Wrote A CSIRO Research Paper

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This 10-Year-Old Whiz-Kid From Perth Just Co-Wrote A CSIRO Research Paper

Julian Rizzo-Smith

FX’s Y: The Last Man Series Will Explore How Sex Doesn’t Define Gender

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FX’s Y: The Last Man Series Will Explore How Sex Doesn’t Define Gender

Charles Pulliam-Moore

This Colour-Changing Robo-Chameleon Is Cool Because Now Robots Can Hide From Us

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This Colour-Changing Robo-Chameleon Is Cool Because Now Robots Can Hide From Us

Andrew Liszewski

Male Trees, Ranked

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Male Trees, Ranked

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Study of Middle East DNA Reveals Complex Human History in the Region

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Study of Middle East DNA Reveals Complex Human History in the Region

Birds Are Brazenly Stealing Hair Off Animals’ Backs

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Birds Are Brazenly Stealing Hair Off Animals’ Backs

Will We Ever Be Able to Edit or Delete Memories?

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Will We Ever Be Able to Edit or Delete Memories?

Humans Lived Alongside Fierce Dog-Like Creatures in Prehistoric Europe, Fossil Find Suggests

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Humans Lived Alongside Fierce Dog-Like Creatures in Prehistoric Europe, Fossil Find Suggests

Sweet Tooth Season 2 Is Set to Give Us More Animal-Hybrid Adventures at Netflix

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Sweet Tooth Season 2 Is Set to Give Us More Animal-Hybrid Adventures at Netflix

This Butterfly May Have Been the First Insect Driven Extinct by U.S. Urbanisation

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This Butterfly May Have Been the First Insect Driven Extinct by U.S. Urbanisation

Feral Hogs Pollute the Climate as Much as 1 Million Cars Each Year

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Feral Hogs Pollute the Climate as Much as 1 Million Cars Each Year

This Wi-Fi-Enabled Space Toilet for Cats Turned Me Into a Kitty Garbage Man, As God Intended

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This Wi-Fi-Enabled Space Toilet for Cats Turned Me Into a Kitty Garbage Man, As God Intended

Genetically Modified Babies Are Still a Bad Idea, WHO Committee Concludes

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Genetically Modified Babies Are Still a Bad Idea, WHO Committee Concludes

These Squiggles May Be Some of the Oldest Fossil Life on Earth

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These Squiggles May Be Some of the Oldest Fossil Life on Earth

How Do We Know Birds Are Dinosaurs?

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How Do We Know Birds Are Dinosaurs?

World’s Smallest Hogs Released Into Wild

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World’s Smallest Hogs Released Into Wild

Paleontologists Find Evidence of Dinosaurs Nesting Near the North Pole

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Paleontologists Find Evidence of Dinosaurs Nesting Near the North Pole

Something Wiped Out Nearly All Sharks 19 Million Years Ago, New Research Suggests

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Something Wiped Out Nearly All Sharks 19 Million Years Ago, New Research Suggests

Researchers Successfully Trained People to Echolocate in Just 10 Weeks

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Researchers Successfully Trained People to Echolocate in Just 10 Weeks

A Major Study on How Sperm Move Has Been Retracted

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A Major Study on How Sperm Move Has Been Retracted

Let’s Chill a Bit About the Plastic-Driven Sperm Count Apocalypse

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Let’s Chill a Bit About the Plastic-Driven Sperm Count Apocalypse

A Shark, Eating a Squid, Eating a Lobster, in One Fossil

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A Shark, Eating a Squid, Eating a Lobster, in One Fossil

Giant Camels and More Treasures Discovered in Fossilised California Forest

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Giant Camels and More Treasures Discovered in Fossilised California Forest

Man Blinded for 40 Years Has Sight Partially Restored Using Gene Therapy

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Man Blinded for 40 Years Has Sight Partially Restored Using Gene Therapy

World’s Worst Flower Looks Like a Butt, Smells Like Dead Bugs

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World’s Worst Flower Looks Like a Butt, Smells Like Dead Bugs

Like ‘A Part of Their Body’: People Adapt to an Extra Thumb in Fascinating Experiment

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Like ‘A Part of Their Body’: People Adapt to an Extra Thumb in Fascinating Experiment

Climate Change Could Make American Alligators’ Sex Ratios Go Haywire

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Climate Change Could Make American Alligators’ Sex Ratios Go Haywire

This Worm Has 100 Butts

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This Worm Has 100 Butts

Netflix’s Awake Trailer Has a Worldwide Sleeping Disorder

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Netflix’s Awake Trailer Has a Worldwide Sleeping Disorder

Polar Bear-Grizzly Hybrids, Aka Pizzly Bears, May Be Growing More Common Due to Climate Crisis

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Polar Bear-Grizzly Hybrids, Aka Pizzly Bears, May Be Growing More Common Due to Climate Crisis

Humans Have Destroyed 97% Of Earth’s Ecosystems

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Humans Have Destroyed 97% Of Earth’s Ecosystems

Chimeric Human-Monkey Embryos Kept Alive for a Record 19 Days

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Chimeric Human-Monkey Embryos Kept Alive for a Record 19 Days

Scientists Dive Into Axolotl Genome, Looking for Secrets to Regeneration

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Scientists Dive Into Axolotl Genome, Looking for Secrets to Regeneration

Early Humans Were Walking Around With Ape-Like Brains, Study Finds

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Early Humans Were Walking Around With Ape-Like Brains, Study Finds

Eagles Are Filled With Rat Poison

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Eagles Are Filled With Rat Poison

A Dangerous Toxin From Pond Scum Can Go Airborne, Study Finds

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A Dangerous Toxin From Pond Scum Can Go Airborne, Study Finds

Airborne DNA Could Help Scientists Find Elusive Animals

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Airborne DNA Could Help Scientists Find Elusive Animals

There’s an Ancient Connection Between Our Saliva and Snake Venom

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There’s an Ancient Connection Between Our Saliva and Snake Venom

These Mutant Rabbits Walk on Two Legs, and Geneticists Now Know Why

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These Mutant Rabbits Walk on Two Legs, and Geneticists Now Know Why

Mysterious Bald Eagle Killer Finally Identified

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1 year ago

Mysterious Bald Eagle Killer Finally Identified

Octopuses Dream in ‘GIFs,’ New Experiment Suggests

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Octopuses Dream in ‘GIFs,’ New Experiment Suggests

Some of Our Brain Cells Get More Active Hours After We Die, Study Finds

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Some of Our Brain Cells Get More Active Hours After We Die, Study Finds

Florida Bans Sale of Invasive Reptiles as Iguanas and Snakes Take Over

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Florida Bans Sale of Invasive Reptiles as Iguanas and Snakes Take Over

This ‘Map of Life’ Shows Where Undiscovered Species May Be Lurking

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This ‘Map of Life’ Shows Where Undiscovered Species May Be Lurking

7 ‘Extinct’ Species That Eventually Reappeared

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7 ‘Extinct’ Species That Eventually Reappeared

Mouse Embryos Grow Successfully in Beakers, a Step Toward an Artificial Womb

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Mouse Embryos Grow Successfully in Beakers, a Step Toward an Artificial Womb

Four Generations of Lemurs Have Refused to Hibernate, Until Now

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Four Generations of Lemurs Have Refused to Hibernate, Until Now

‘Invisible’ Deep-Sea Bacteria Cause Researchers to Rethink Human Immune Systems

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‘Invisible’ Deep-Sea Bacteria Cause Researchers to Rethink Human Immune Systems