Buy someone a pizza. Because, science.
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Toxin researcher mines snake DNA for potential medicines The post Zoltan Takacs’s venomous vision appeared first on Scienceline.
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In the digital age, we’re all connected by electricity — and some microbes are too The post Seafloor communities create electricity appeared first on Scienceline.
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For howler monkeys, an evolutionary surprise: Males with fiercer calls have smaller testicles The post Don’t believe your ears appeared first on Scienceline.
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Psittacosaurus is the latest dinosaur to be reconstructed in its original hues The post Paleontology: Now in Technicolor! appeared first on Scienceline.
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The otters of Monterey Bay are doing well, but their neighbors are still suffering The post Mixed news for otter recovery appeared first on Scienceline.
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Photographer Matt Kaelin grows bug-eating plants in his Long Island apartment The post The weird world of carnivorous plants appeared first on Scienceline.
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3-D printed hands expose security vulnerability The post How to beat a fingerprint scanner appeared first on Scienceline.
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