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The Ups And Downs Of Hibernation-Like Daily Torpor
The key to the state of daily torpor, researchers have found, is reduced sensitivity to the fall of body temperature.
Researchers Decode Ginkgo Genome
Researchers have sequenced the genome of a ‘living fossil,’ the oldest existing tree species in the world.
These Snails Come Out Swinging
Watch out, beetles! Researchers have discovered two snail speces that use their shells like a club to hit predators and knock them over.
Human Sight Especially Sensitive To Snakes
The human eye can spot snakes from blurred images faster than non-threatening animals such as cats or fish.
China’s Bad Air Estimated To Have Caused 1.37 Million Premature Deaths
84 percent of China's population lives in areas with unacceptably high air pollution, study reports.
How Non-Native Herbivores Wiped Out A Native Cycad Tree
Just three species of non-native herbivorous insects were enough to reduce the population of a tree species native to Guam by 90 percent within a decade.
Transgenic Female Silkworms Produce Sperm: Study
After embedding a male sex gene into the genome of female silkworms, they underwent an apparent sex change and started producing sperm.
This Newly-Discovered Orchid’s A ‘Cheater’
Do not be deceived by its delicate looks—this species of orchid lives off nutrients obtained via a bizarre, symbiotic plant-fungi relationship.
Do The Tropics Have More Colorful Birds? Not Really.
Birds in the tropics do not evolve to be particularly more colorful than their cousins in temperate climates, a study finds.
