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Alien Life Could Look Nothing Like What We Expect. Here's How Microbes Beyond Earth Might Live Without Liquid Water

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These Sea Slugs Can 'Eat' Sunlight—but They're No Astrophage. Here's How the 'Project Hail Mary' Antagonist Has a Real-Life Analog in Earth's Oceans

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These Charcoal-Eating Fungi Flourish After Fires. Uncovering Their Genetic Secrets Could Help Rebuild Burned Ecosystems

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Venomous Snakes Represent a Serious Public Health Problem. Scientists Are Biting Back With a Groundbreaking Antidote

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Bumblebee Queens Breathe Underwater to Survive Drowning, Revealing How They Can Live Submerged for a Week

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Would You Jump Into Your Local River? Swimmable Cities May Be Within Reach as Once-Polluted Waterways Are Restored

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In the World's Best Place to See Wild Jaguars, Residents Are Using the Big Cat's Appeal to Reach Conservation Goals

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As ADHD Coaching Gains Popularity, Researchers Stress the Importance of Careful Vetting

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This Giant Carnivore Ran on Hooves. Scientists Are Investigating Its Massive Skull and Crushing Teeth to Decipher the Beast's True Nature

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The Sahara Desert Hasn’t Always Been a Dry, Desolate Landscape. Some Scientists See Signs It May Be Greening Again

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After a Devastating Bird Flu Outbreak, Scotland's Seabirds Are Slowly Recovering—and So Are the Scientists Who Witnessed Their Decline

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When Coyotes Threatened Livestock on Central Texas Ranches, the Solution Was to Unlock an Ancient Ability in Dogs

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Gallop Into the Year of the Horse With These Five Amazing Equine Discoveries

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The Tragedy of the Alps’ Disappearing Glaciers for Those That Live, Visit and Ski There

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An Asteroid Ended the Age of the Dinosaurs. But How Did Their Reign Begin? Mysterious Early Reptiles May Hold the Answer

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These Lazy Bats Are Super-Efficient Killers That Carefully Conserve Energy to Attack at a Moment's Notice

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If Microbes Entered the Olympics, These One-Celled Superstars Would Win Gold

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These Beetles Are Entirely Dependent on Ants for Survival. Here's Why That's Not an Evolutionary Death Sentence

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Seals Are Seemingly Vanishing Off the Dutch Coast. These Scientists Are Trying to Get to the Bottom of the Mysterious Disappearances

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Small, Stubby-Armed Dinosaurs Have Confounded Paleontologists. Are Answers Finally Within Reach?

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