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    Vestigial organs: hear a doctor explain every "useless" body part from head to toe

    I enjoyed this fascinating video where a doctor explains our "useless" vestigial organs and other structures...

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    Fox bones at ancient burial site suggest animal may have been kept as pet

    Clues at Argentina site raise possibility mammal was buried with human owners about 1,500 years agoThe...

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    The French aristocrat who understood evolution 100 years before Darwin – and even worried about climate change

    Georges-Louis Leclerc proposed species change and extinction back in the 1740s, a new book revealsShortly after...

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    UK genetics project looks for lost apple varieties to protect fruit in climate crisis

    Heritage orchard at RHS Rosemoor to be sampled this spring as part of search for previously...

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    A frog was found with mushroom sprouting from its side, leaving scientists baffled

    The amphibian, a Rao's intermediate golden-backed frog, was spotted during a survey of amphibians in the...

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    Your Cells Can Think

    "It turns out that regular cells—not just highly specialized brain cells such as neurons—have the ability...

  • The Incubator Babies of Coney Island: How an Early 1900s Boardwalk Attraction Saved Thousands of Premature Babies Lives

    Step right up, folks! Shoot the Chutes! Thrill to the Fire and Flames show! Ride an...

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    Science!

    Quanta Magazine revisits The Year In Math ... Computer Science ... Physics ... Biology