Biology
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axolotl
Geneticists Get Closer to a Complete Axolotl Genome
An axolotl in a regenerative therapy lab in Dresden in 2015.Photo: ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP (Getty Images) Its adorableness aside, the Mexican…
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amelie beaudet
Early Humans Were Walking Around With Ape-Like Brains, Study Finds
One of the Dmanisi skulls on exhibit in Leiden in 2009.Photo: VALERIE KUYPERS/AFP via Getty Images (Getty Images) Humans can…
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algae
A Toxin From Blue-Green Algae Can Go Airborne, Study Finds
A blue-green algae bloom documented along the St. Lucie River in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, on July 5, 2016. Photo:…
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biology
These Mutant Rabbits Walk on Two Legs, and Geneticists Now Know Why
A sauteur d’Alfort rabbit walking on its front feet, the result of a genetic mutation.Photo: S. Boucher An entire lineage…
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a hydrillicola
Mysterious Bald Eagle Killer Finally Identified
Photo: Doug Pensinger (Getty Images) In a new study out Thursday, scientists say they’ve solved the mystery of a neurological…
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biology
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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biodiversity
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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biology
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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