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Does It Lay Eggs or Give Birth? Somehow, This Animal Does Both
Lizards and snakes provide valuable insights into reproductive evolution due to their varied reproductive strategies, offering parallels to…
Do These Animals Prefer Captivity?
Some animals, like fish and small mammals, exhibit trap-happy behavior, repeatedly getting caught in research traps intended to…
Does Your Body Change Color?
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Prosopometamorphopsia.
Prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) is a rare disorder causing facial distortions where features like mouths, noses, and eyes appear stretched…
Can We Predict How Many Aliens Are Out There?
Introduced in 1961 by Frank Drake, the Drake equation estimates the number of advanced alien civilizations in our…
A rhino died after a volcano erupted. Something remarkable was left behind.
A rhino-shaped cavity in pillow basalt near Blue Lake formed when lava cooled around a rhino carcass 15…
What’s Up With Pandas?
Pandas have faced criticism regarding their breeding abilities and dietary choices. Still, recent studies show that wild giant…
Remember the Water and Carbon Cycles? Well,We’ve Found a New One
Scientists recently discovered the salt cycle, which, like the water and carbon cycles, involves the movement of salts…
There Might Have Been a Second “Big Bang”
Some scientists propose a “Dark Big Bang,” a separate event following the Big Bang, which created dark matter…
Measuring the Size of the Milky Way Galaxy
Determining the Milky Way’s size is challenging because we’re inside it. Estimates have varied greatly, from 100,000 to…