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05-22-2017
Fossil reveals how the human spine originated
Portions of the human spine structure that enable efficient walking...
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05-22-2017
Human-ape split occurred in Europe, not Africa
Great apes and humans split several hundred thousand years earlier...
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05-22-2017
China's wild geese are homebodies, and it could be hurting their numbers
Geese populations around the world are booming thanks to feeding...
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05-22-2017
Fruit fly brains are complex navigational tools
Fruit fly brains are tiny, but that doesn’t mean that...
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05-20-2017
Monkey brain study may explain human thinking
Researchers have identified areas of the primate brain dedicated exclusively...
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05-20-2017
Small parrots could explain how dinosaurs learned to fly
Small parrots called parrotlets use a technique called “wing-assisted hopping”...
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05-19-2017
Frogs can defy gravity thanks to their highly evolved skeletons
Frogs can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Their...
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05-19-2017
Mosquitoes that carry Zika can also transmit other diseases
The mosquitoes that carry Zika virus might also transmit chikungunya...
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05-18-2017
How to understand your dog’s language of aggression
Growling and teeth baring are not the only ways dogs...
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05-18-2017
Most choose free-range eggs for nutrition over ethical reasons
What are the reasons that shoppers may prefer free-range chicken...
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05-17-2017
Beaver dams may protect cold-water fish from warming temperatures
Beaver dams may help lower stream temperatures, helping cold-water fish...
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05-17-2017
Orangutan breast-feeding sheds light on human evolution
For newborns, breast-feeding is a critical part of their development....
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