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From horns to claws, teeth and talons, the animal kingdom features many natural weapons.But evolutionary biologist Doug Emlen wanted to know why, in some…
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Much of what we know about autism is publicly disputed, from the definition of autism itself to the reasons behind the increase in diagnoses. Rhetoric…
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Much of what we know about autism is publicly disputed, from the definition of autism itself to the reasons behind the increase in diagnoses. Rhetoric…
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Attention teachers and lifelong learners: noted naturalist and biologist Dr. Edward O. Wilson has a new product out that just might make you swoon. It's a…
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Most Americans think of rats as nuisances to be trapped and destroyed. But in Tanzania, giant pouched rats use their acute sense of smell to detect…
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Most Americans think of rats as nuisances to be trapped and destroyed. But in Tanzania, giant pouched rats use their acute sense of smell to detect…
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A North Carolina scientist is part of a team that's made a big find: the first carnivore to be discovered in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years. The new…
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This cousin of the raccoon is the first new carnivore discovered in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years. Native to the Andes Mountains of Colombia and Ecuador where it's still living, the olinguito was actually first identified in a Field Museum specimen storage room in Chicago.
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Sure, it's more or less a given that we smile when we're happy and we smile when our picture is taken. But do we also smile automatically throughout the…
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Sure, it's more or less a given that we smile when we're happy and we smile when our picture is taken. But do we also smile automatically throughout the…