Animals
Scientists Say: Coral
Over 4,000 species of fish make their home among the reefs created by these colony-dwelling marine animals.
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Over 4,000 species of fish make their home among the reefs created by these colony-dwelling marine animals.
Concussions change certain brain waves, and delta waves may be the best signs of when teens can return to competitive sports.
Scientists thought the chemical oxytocin was required to make prairie voles mate. They were wrong.
Animals that go through metamorphosis look very different as adults than they did as kids.
Ayla was treated before birth for the rare, life-threatening Pompe disease. Now a thriving 16-month-old toddler, her treatments will still need to continue.
In Nintendo’s Splatoon game series, Inklings and Octolings duke it out with weapons that fire ink. How does this ink compare with that of real octopuses and squid?
Long, thin bacteria that conduct electricity may be able to help clean up oil spills and reduce emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
The glymphatic system bathes the brain in cleansing fluids during sleep and clears away harmful cellular waste.
The genomes of salamanders are bloated with genetic “parasites.” That extra DNA slows down their lives and strands them in perpetual childhood.
Sea sponges rely on a sneezing technique to clear their pores. The mucus flushes out debris — and provides a snack for other marine life.