The monumental mouth of a tiny nematode worm Sara Wighard and Ralf Sommer / Max…
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Deadly plant kills its pollinators but nurses their young
The Arisaema plant is a demise lure for the fungus gnats that pollinate it Archive…
Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators
A feminine noticed salamander with egg case in a pool Rolf Nussbaumer Photography/Alamy For noticed…
Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria in our cells
Mitochondria, like this one, are discovered inside our cells, however their ancestors would have been…
Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it
Llamas can be taught by watching others Kathrin Ziegler/Stone RF/Getty Images Llamas are higher at…
Comb jellies, not sponges, might be the oldest animal group after all
An American comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) Shutterstock/SaskiaAcht Were sponges or comb jellies the primary to…
Butterflies evolved 100 million years ago in North America
A black swallowtail butterfly Shutterstock / KathereneS Butterflies first fluttered onto the scene in North…
Calorie boost may explain why adults evolved ability to digest milk
Milk can present a big proportion of the energy wanted by kids Johnny Greig/Getty Images…
Balto’s genome reveals famed sledge dog was a mutt
Sledder Gunnar Kasson hugs Balto the famed sledge canine Getty Images An evaluation of the…
Evolutionary oddball has seven genomes inside a single cell
The alga Cryptomonas gyropyrenoidosa has seven genomes inside its cell Emma George et al A…