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Fossils
Dangerous dinos in the dark
Eye fossils reveal predatory dinosaurs’ preference for hunting at night.
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Animals
Secrets of the world’s extreme divers
For emperor penguins and other animals, being able to hold their breath the longest could be in the blood
By Roberta Kwok -
Animals
Eating can be skin deep
In the laboratory, bottom-dwelling hagfish absorb nutrients through the skin.
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Life
Full-body taste
Turns out that the tongue isn’t the only place where the body can taste what you ate.
By Douglas Fox -
Animals
There’s no ‘i’ in elephant
These clever mammals may know when two trunks are better than one.
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Plants
Carnivorous plants say ‘cheese’
It took high-speed cameras to reveal how the bladderwort gets lunch.
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Microbes
Life in the bacterial underground
Tiny life forms in rock may coax minerals to release hydrogen for food.