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Plants Yell When They’re Stressed Out
Researchers in Israel have found that tomato and tobacco plants that are dealing with stress factors make a popping sound that can be detected over 0.91 m away, a reaction that seems tantamount to a human moaning in anguish or yelling in pain.
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Goblin Shark or Plastic Toy? Scientists Retract Record of Supposed Rare Shark Sighting
A controversy in the world of shark science has come to a close. A group of scientists who published a record of what would be the first-ever goblin shark found in the Mediterranean Sea have retracted their work. The retraction, submitted March 20, follows Gizmodo’s earlier reporting on the saga.
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13 Animal Species Brought Back From the Brink of Extinction
New animals and plants are being lost to extinction every year — more than 160 species disappeared just in the past decade. Many more are teetering on the edge, and some are in endling stage: when just one individual remains, the last of its kind.
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Florida Man Dies from Rare Brain-Eating Infection Caught From Tap Water
Florida health officials say a man recently died from a brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri — an infection likely caught from rinsing his sinuses with tap water. These infections are incredibly rare but almost always lethal, and they have been previously linked to nasal rinsing, such as through the use of neti pots. As a…