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Some animals undergo transformations so dramatic, they hardly resemble their younger selves. These shape-shifters don’t just grow - they completely change form during development.
Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a seasonal pond, formed during the wet season and already shrinking.
During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo. The cells ...
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...
A clever artist is turning ordinary household cutlery into stunning sculptures of animals. Darrell Olsen creates sculptures ...
A clever artist is turning ordinary household cutlery into stunning sculptures of animals. Darrell Olsen creates sculptures ...
For over a century, scientists have puzzled over a fundamental mystery in our evolutionary history: how did mammals go from sprawling like lizards to ...
10 Leaf Insect: Living Pieces of Greenery (image credits: unsplash) Leaf insects take mimicry to a new level, with bodies shaped and colored to look exactly like fresh green leaves. Some even have ...
A California dog trainer is facing felony charges after police say 11 dogs died while in his care. Orange County prosecutors say 53-year-old Kwong (Tony) Chun Sit, of Irvine, pleaded ...
A new digital survey tool in Raleigh, N.C., is giving residents with disabilities a louder voice — and a simpler way to share it.
Due to habitat destruction, hunting, and disease, the great ape’s populations have fallen by at least 70 percent, from about a million in 1900 to between 172,000 and 300,000 today. Learning more ...