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Scientists detect an elusive giant squid and many other surprising marine animals near Western Australia thanks to DNA in the water
It seems like every time researchers stick their heads—or their remotely operated vehicles—underwater, they find a shocking ...
Animals have evolved some truly bizarre behaviors, and even after decades of research and the aid of modern technology, ...
Every year, researchers and people out in nature capture some aspect of animal behavior that’s unusual or unexpected in some way, changing how we understand the natural world. Here are five such ...
A recent essay in The Scientist by Americans for Medical Progress (AMP) claims that public mistrust of animal research is driven primarily by misunderstanding, not by substantive concerns. AMP ...
For decades, scientists have relied on animal research to propel modern medicine forward, with animal testing being involved in routine vaccinations as well as cancer therapies. However, the status ...
Nature has developed some truly bizarre ways for animals to see the world around them. Some creatures have strangely shaped ...
In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...
Renowned air quality expert and CLEAR Center director Frank Mitloehner takes the helm of UC Davis’ premier Department of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures ...
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