2025/08/Living-fossil-2.jpg
08-01-2025
'Living fossil' reveals clues about how animals learned to breathe
The African coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae, earned its “living fossil” nickname...
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08-01-2025
Clownfish evolution mystery solved by surprising swimming behavior
Clownfish, with their vivid stripes and playful movements, have captured...
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2025/07/Songs-of-long-dead-cricket-species-recreated-in-lab.jpg
08-01-2025
Scientists finally learn how crickets sing and chirp
Animal communication has always fascinated scientists. From bird calls to...
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08-01-2025
Vaping may be fueling a teen tobacco comeback
Teen smoking has plummeted over the past 50 years. What...
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2025/07/cancer-cells_revert_turn-into-normal-cells_1m.jpg
07-31-2025
Scientists discover a molecular switch to turn cancer cells into normal cells
Cancer sometimes creeps in slowly, other times it bursts onto...
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07-31-2025
Human brains emit light and glow in the dark, revealing our mental state
All living tissues give off photons as excited molecules shed...
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2025/07/Carbon-sink-collapse.jpg
07-31-2025
Earths natural carbon sink nearly collapsed in 2024
For decades, the world’s forests, grasslands, and wetlands have quietly...
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2025/07/cannabis-users_oral-cancer-risk-very-high_1m.jpg
07-31-2025
Cannabis users face a significantly higher oral cancer risk, similar to cigarette smokers
More people in the United States now smoke cannabis every...
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2025/07/Extreme-heat-age.jpg
07-31-2025
Living in extreme heat can age your body just like smoking does
Phoenix summers no longer just feel unbearable. They may age...
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2025/07/Lions-tourists.jpg
07-31-2025
Lions and hyenas change behavior when tourists are nearby
Every year, thousands of tourists head to Africa in search...
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2025/07/marine-heatwaves_pacific-ocean-the-blob-event_1m.jpg
07-31-2025
Marine heatwaves offer a disturbing preview of how warmer waters impact ocean life
The Pacific Ocean is running a fever, and the symptoms...
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2025/07/Cosmic-rays-.jpg
07-31-2025
Cosmic rays may sustain life underground, where life can't reach
Sunlight powers life on Earth’s surface - but in the...
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