Branches of biology
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babycare
Meet Lia, a Flushable, Biodegradable Pregnancy Test
Image: Lia Pregnancy tests are in dire need of a redesign. And while we’ve seen some real progress on this…
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acute pain
Gene Therapy Might One Day Treat Chronic Pain
Illustration: Associated Press (AP) A group of scientists say they’re on the verge of developing a promising treatment for chronic…
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atroviridis
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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anatomy
Boy’s Smelly Nose Caused by a BB Pellet Stuck Inside for Years
Photo: Lisa Maree Williams (Getty Images) A young teen boy’s years of nasal congestion and other bizarre symptoms had an…
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alexandra schnell
Cuttlefish Are Able to Wait for a Reward
The common cuttlefish can be trained to wait significant spans of time for food.Photo: Wikimedia Commons Perhaps the most unsung…
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academic disciplines
Australian Bee Spotted for First Time in Century Faces New Threats
An Australian cloaked beeImage: James Dorey/Flinders University Not since 1923 have scientists gazed upon the Australian cloaked bee. That is,…
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anthropology
What Fossilized Hand Says About Last Human and Chimpanzee Ancestor
Ardipithecus ramidus skull in National Museum of Natural Sciences of Spain.Photo: Tiia Monto More than 1 million years before the…
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abnormal psychology
The Truth Behind the Kickstarter Gadget That Was Accused of ‘Child Torture’
It all started with some tweets. “I really don’t want to live here anymore… fully funded child torture device. Will…
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ancient dna
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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anthropology
Did Neanderthals Have the Capacity for Verbal Language?
Illustration: Elena Scotti (Photos: Getty Images) Giz AsksGiz AsksIn this Gizmodo series, we ask questions about everything and get answers…
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