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Scientists found nanoplastics entering farm animal cells, raising new concerns for food safety and animal health.

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Billions of years of evolution have supplied humans with five senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing. A new study analyzing memory engrams—networks of neurons across brain regions that work ...

Hammerhead sharks look strange, but their biology is downright fascinating. From their wide-set eyes for panoramic vision to unique sensory pits and brain wiring, this video uncovers what evolution ...

Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy. By Kate Golembiewski The eight arms of an octopus are right there in its name. But these ...

The Xenomorphs are arguably the greatest movie monsters of all time; a petrifying bundle of invasive parasites, weaponized jaws, and dangerously acidic blood. When director Ridley Scott teamed up with ...

Long before TikTok and probiotics, animals were teaching each other tips on feeling better, from swallowing leaves to get rid of parasites to using icebergs for exfoliation. In the early 2010s, ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Scavengers like turkey vultures remove millions of tons of waste each year by consuming carrion. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Scavengers are in trouble—and their decline could be harmful to human ...

LaBonne is president of the Society for Developmental Biology and the Erastus Otis Haven professor of molecular biosciences at Northwestern University. Imagine a world without lifesaving medicines, ...