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Every Coral Hosts Microbes With Unsuspected Medical Potential
Did you know that every coral species harbors its own communities of specialized microbes, most of which have never before been studied
Humpback Whales Spread Their Songs Like a Cultural Trend
Did you know that a whale song can spread from one ocean to another, much like a popular song spreads from one
The Praying Mantis, the Only Known Insect With True 3D Vision
Among all the oddities of the animal world, that of the praying mantis surely ranks among the most unexpected. Researchers at Newcastle
A venomous South American spider quietly spotted in Portugal
Between September 2025 and January 2026, two male specimens of a venomous spider native to South America were spotted in the city
Your Brain Burns 20% of Your Energy for Just 2% of Your Weight
The human brain accounts on average for only about 2% of an adult's total body weight, a modest figure that contrasts sharply
The interstitium, the hidden network running under your entire skin
In 2018, researchers from the New York University School of Medicine published a study that would quickly travel around the scientific world,
The Footprints Left on the Moon Will Last for Millions of Years
When the Apollo astronauts set foot on the Moon starting in 1969, they left behind far more than historic memories: their footprints
How amateur volunteers discovered an icy, Earth-like exoplanet
Did you know that a new exoplanet was spotted thanks to amateur volunteers, without any professional astronomer initially noticing the signal? Named
The boreal forest stores more carbon than all tropical forests combined
Stretching unbroken across Russia, Canada, and Scandinavia, the boreal forest, also known as the taiga, is the largest terrestrial biome on the