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The largest living organism on Earth is a fungus hiding under Oregon
We tend to imagine size records in the living world belonging to whales or giant sequoias, never to a simple fungus. Yet
Understanding the Loss of Coral Reefs the Size of Cambodia
It's sometimes easier to grasp an ecological disaster by comparing it to something concrete rather than a simple percentage. That's exactly what
Does the Amazon Rainforest Really Make Its Own Rain
The idea that a forest could literally produce its own climate sounds like something straight out of a science-fiction novel. Yet this
The World's Oldest Tree Was Already Alive When the Pyramids Were Built
It's hard to imagine a living thing that already existed when the first pyramids were rising from the ground. Yet in the
16,000 New Species Discovered Every Year on Earth
You might think that in the age of satellites and artificial intelligence, there isn't much left to discover on our own planet.
Your Body Contains Nearly as Many Bacteria as Human Cells
It's hard to believe that a simple number, repeated without verification for decades, could establish itself as scientific truth. For a long
DID YOU KNOW your body has a molecular clock accurate to the quarter hour
There is something almost poetic about knowing that every one of your cells carries an invisible clock, capable of measuring time with
The Protein That Makes Tardigrades Nearly Indestructible
It measures less than a millimeter, looks like a tiny eight-legged bear under a microscope, and yet it has fascinated scientists worldwide
Why Your DNA Is 98.8% Identical to a Chimpanzee's
When you hear that human beings share roughly 98.8% of their DNA with chimpanzees, the first reaction is usually disbelief. How can