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Snakes Have Evolved To Be Cannibals At Least 11 Times – Why?A snake lit up under a red light

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Snakes Have Evolved To Be Cannibals At Least 11 Times – Why?A snake lit up under a red light
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Snakes Have Evolved To Be Cannibals At Least 11 Times – Why?

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Everything We Knew About Psilocybin’s Natural Function May Be WrongMagic mushrooms

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Everything We Knew About Psilocybin’s Natural Function May Be WrongMagic mushrooms
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Everything We Knew About Psilocybin’s Natural Function May Be Wrong

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Why Did "Magic Mushrooms" Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?Magic mushrooms containing psilocybin.

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Why Did "Magic Mushrooms" Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?Magic mushrooms containing psilocybin.
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Why Did "Magic Mushrooms" Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?

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This “Ant-Mimicking” Spider Produces Its Own Kind Of Milk And Nurses Its Babiesa toxeus magnus spider on a leaf with prey in its fangs

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This “Ant-Mimicking” Spider Produces Its Own Kind Of Milk And Nurses Its Babiesa toxeus magnus spider on a leaf with prey in its fangs
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This “Ant-Mimicking” Spider Produces Its Own Kind Of Milk And Nurses Its Babies

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Over 11 Million Years Of Evolution, Eyeless Cavefish Developed Blindness Independently Many TimesTyphlichthys subterraneus (Southern Cavefish).

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Over 11 Million Years Of Evolution, Eyeless Cavefish Developed Blindness Independently Many TimesTyphlichthys subterraneus (Southern Cavefish).
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Over 11 Million Years Of Evolution, Eyeless Cavefish Developed Blindness Independently Many Times

clock-iconSeptember 5, 2025

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Mammals Have Evolved Into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since The Dinosaurs Went ExtinctA close up photo of an anteater's long snout as it extends its long purple tongue out of its mouth. The anteater's long face shows its small eyes and ears at the base of its head as it tips its neck up.

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Mammals Have Evolved Into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since The Dinosaurs Went ExtinctA close up photo of an anteater's long snout as it extends its long purple tongue out of its mouth. The anteater's long face shows its small eyes and ears at the base of its head as it tips its neck up.
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Mammals Have Evolved Into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since The Dinosaurs Went Extinct

clock-iconJuly 18, 2025
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Deep-Sea Fish Have Independently Evolved The Same Gene Mutation To Deal With Crushing PressureDeep sea fish was seen during a dive at Hadal Wall, the near-vertical walls of deep-sea trenches.

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Deep-Sea Fish Have Independently Evolved The Same Gene Mutation To Deal With Crushing PressureDeep sea fish was seen during a dive at Hadal Wall, the near-vertical walls of deep-sea trenches.
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Deep-Sea Fish Have Independently Evolved The Same Gene Mutation To Deal With Crushing Pressure

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Saber-Teeth Are Perfect For Biting So Why Are Their Owners All Extinct?Sabre-toothed cats such as this model were terrifying and effective hunters, so why are they extinct?

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Saber-Teeth Are Perfect For Biting So Why Are Their Owners All Extinct?Sabre-toothed cats such as this model were terrifying and effective hunters, so why are they extinct?
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Saber-Teeth Are Perfect For Biting So Why Are Their Owners All Extinct?

clock-iconJanuary 9, 2025
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"Extraordinary Power Of Natural Selection": Convergent Evolution Found In Hundreds Of Stick Insect SpeciesA stick insect hanging onto a branch.

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"Extraordinary Power Of Natural Selection": Convergent Evolution Found In Hundreds Of Stick Insect SpeciesA stick insect hanging onto a branch.
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"Extraordinary Power Of Natural Selection": Convergent Evolution Found In Hundreds Of Stick Insect Species

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Why Do Animals Keep Evolving Into Moles?Mole in garden with house in background. Mole, Talpa europaea, crawling out of brown molehill, green grass. Wide angle lens with cute animal, urban wildlife.

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Why Do Animals Keep Evolving Into Moles?Mole in garden with house in background. Mole, Talpa europaea, crawling out of brown molehill, green grass. Wide angle lens with cute animal, urban wildlife.
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Why Do Animals Keep Evolving Into Moles?

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Some Spiders Are Evolving Sociability And It’s Making Them SmarterStegodyphus dumicola take sociability among spiders further than almost any other species, but they are not the only arachnids to have at least some social traits, and the commonalities tell us a lot

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Some Spiders Are Evolving Sociability And It’s Making Them SmarterStegodyphus dumicola take sociability among spiders further than almost any other species, but they are not the only arachnids to have at least some social traits, and the commonalities tell us a lot
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Some Spiders Are Evolving Sociability And It’s Making Them Smarter

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Separated By Oceans And Millennia, Two Ancient Cultures Created The Same Technologyarticle image

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Separated By Oceans And Millennia, Two Ancient Cultures Created The Same Technologyarticle image
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Separated By Oceans And Millennia, Two Ancient Cultures Created The Same Technology

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CT Scanning Tasmanian Tiger Joeys Reveals Evolutionary Journey To Unusual Dog-Like Shapearticle image

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CT Scanning Tasmanian Tiger Joeys Reveals Evolutionary Journey To Unusual Dog-Like Shapearticle image
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CT Scanning Tasmanian Tiger Joeys Reveals Evolutionary Journey To Unusual Dog-Like Shape

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How Termites Came To Build The World’s Greatest “Skyscrapers”article image

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How Termites Came To Build The World’s Greatest “Skyscrapers”article image
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How Termites Came To Build The World’s Greatest “Skyscrapers”

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How Did Carnivorous Plants Evolve Their Taste For Meat?article image

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How Did Carnivorous Plants Evolve Their Taste For Meat?article image
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How Did Carnivorous Plants Evolve Their Taste For Meat?

clock-iconFebruary 7, 2017