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High-tech cameras capture the secrets of venomous snake bites
A hypnale hypnale, a type of pit viper, strikes a target. Silke Cleuren Alistair Evans, Monash University For…
Mammals evolved to eat ants at least 12 separate times
A comprehensive analysis of 4,099 mammal species reveals that the rise of ant and termite colonies drove at least 12 independent origins of specialized ant-eating across the tree of life.
How do we understand life on Earth? A prize-winning biography charts the tension between two types of science ‘genius’
John Long, Flinders University The modern science biography must hold back no punches in its mission to represent…