biology
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Some of Our Brain Cells Get More Active Hours After We Die, Study Finds
A picture of a human brain taken by a positron emission tomography scanner.Image: Fred TANNEAU / AFP (Getty Images) Even…
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This ‘Map of Life’ Shows Where Undiscovered Species May Be Lurking
An orangutan in Indonesia, one of the research team’s described biodiversity hotspots.Photo: CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP via Getty Images (Getty Images) Nine…
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Florida Bans Sale of Invasive Reptiles as Iguanas and Snakes Take Over
A 14-foot, 95-pound, female Burmese python captured in Naples, Florida.Image: Robert F. Bukaty (AP) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
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Mouse Embryos Grow Successfully in Beakers, a Step Toward an Artificial Womb
Quivering with life, the developing mice moved ever-so-slightly in their vials. Just a few days since they were fertilized, the…
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‘Invisible’ Deep-Sea Bacteria Cause Researchers to Rethink Human Immune Systems
The research vessel Falkor in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area. Image: Schmidt Ocean Institute Researchers have found microbes in the…
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Inside One Wildlife Center as It Waits to Reopen
A European Bison looks out of its enclosure at the Wildwood Trust in Kent, England.Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) The…
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These Slugs Cut Off Their Own Heads When They Want a New Body
The head (left) and body (right) of a regenerative, photosynthetic sea slug.Image: Sayaka Mitoh Looking like opened pea pods with…
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Ancient Trick Boosts Long-Term Memory and Changes the Brain
File photo of an fMRI brain scanner. Image: Keith Srakocic (AP) Imagine the route you typically take to the grocery…
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An Extinct Cave Bear’s DNA Was Still Readable After 360,000 Years
Cave bear skulls found in the Caucasus mountains. Image: Gennady Baryshnikov A tiny ear bone belonging to a cave bear…
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