A study that involved giving frogs an unpleasant snack has shown that male wasps really can defend themselves with jabs from their genitalia.
Tag: Evolution (Biology)
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Time Is Way Weirder Than You Think
The neuroscientist Dean Buonomano talks expansively about time — what it is and all the ways humans perceive its passing.
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Happy Birthday, Omicron
One year after the variant’s discovery, virologists are still scrambling to keep up with Omicron’s rapid evolution.
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While Other Insects Played, This Species Evolved the Blade
Scientists are studying a fruit fly’s sharp organ that helps it lay eggs and eat, hoping to unlock the secrets of herbivorous insects.
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It Looks Like a Shell, but an Octopus and 40,000 Eggs Live Inside
Scientists are studying how the argonaut octopus evolved the ability to produce a floating shell-like structure to care for its offspring.