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Flight Loss Mar 25, 2021

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Most insects fly—but, across millennia, many species have lost the ability. Island dwelling insects have been especially prone to this evolutionary trend.

Can A Theory Evolve Into A Law? Mar 24, 2021

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Scientists get a little weary of some people saying that the fact that evolution is a theory means that modern science itself isn't convinced it really happens. Today we review the difference between a theory and a law.

How Wolves Feed Their Kids Mar 23, 2021

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Wolves are predators that hunt and kill large mammals, such as deer. During the season that they rear their pups, they kill prey and bring it back to their den for their pups to eat.

What Is Rewilding? Mar 22, 2021

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Rewilding is a term coined in the 1990s by those working in conservation and environmental activism. It refers to large-scale wilderness recovery that allows natural processes and native wildlife to flourish in its proper place.

Onions Are Toxic To Your Pets Mar 19, 2021

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You may already know that chocolate can be lethal to your pet, but did you know that onions can be toxic to your cats and dogs too? And I'm not just talking about their breath.

Baby-Talking Bats Mar 18, 2021

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“Baby talk,” or “motherese,” might not be a language with any native speakers, but most humans seem suddenly fluent in it in certain situations. And it turns out bats might do something similar.

Hearing A Shape Mar 17, 2021

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The first picture an expecting mother is likely to see of her developing fetus is not, technically, a picture at all. Most likely, it's an ultrasound image, produced by technology that has more to do with hearing than with seeing.

The Oldest Ballistic Tongue Mar 16, 2021

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Part of the appeal of chameleons lies in their ability to fire their long sticky tongues out of their mouths to capture insects to eat. Scientists recently discovered an animal from 99 millions years that had the same kind of tongue.

Red-Eyed Pictures Mar 15, 2021

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Some photos appear normal, except for an unearthly red color glowing from the pupils of your loved ones' eyes. Are Grandma and Uncle Felix possessed, or is there some other explanation for this red-eye phenomenon?

Dogs Don’t Recognize Faces Like Humans Do Mar 12, 2021

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The human brain is exquisitely tuned to identify faces and facial expressions, which are so important to human social interaction. Researchers have found that certain areas of the human cerebral cortex are specialized for processing visual information about faces.

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