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Berry Inspires Color-Morphing ClothingNew iridescent, color-shifting fiber inspired by a tropical berry could one day make its way to the runway in the form of color-morphing clothing.
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3D-Printed Fish Scales May Improve Military Armorengineering -
Ocean Glow Stick: Sea Worm Emits Strange Blue GlowA common sea worm glows blue light in ways uncommon in the world of bioluminescent organisms, new research shows.
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Ouch! Hermaphrodite Sea Slug Stabs Mate in Head During SexLots of animals take part in what humans might consider bizarre mating tactics, but one sea slug might take the cake: it stabs its partner in the head.
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5 Ways Our Cavemen Instincts Get the Best of Ushuman-behavior -
Mysterious Disease Turning Sea Stars to Goo May Disrupt Tidal Ecosystemsanimals -
5 Mysterious Animal Die-OffsMass animal die offs pose serious challenges to biologists involved in deciphering their causes. Here are 5 mysterious cases that still remain open.
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Fossil of Largest Platypus Discovered in AustraliaA previously unknown giant platypus species was discovered in an Australia fossil field, and suggests that the evolutionary history of the platypus is more complex than previously thought.
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5 Weird Effects of Daylight Saving TimeDaylight saving time might save us money in energy consumption, but not without taking often overlooked tolls on our bodies.
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Animals in Marine Sanctuaries Not Immune to Human ImpactNational Marine Sanctuaries were designed to protect marine life, but a new study reveals that human activity still threatens life within these protected zones
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Flying Foxes (Actually Bats) on Remote Island Studied for First Timeland-mammals -
7 Most Misleading Animal NamesAnimal names can be fun and imaginative, but they can also be downright misleading when they entail the names of other, entirely unrelated animals.
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New Dolphin Species Identified Off Australian Coastdolphins -
Water, Not Wind, Makes Storms Like Sandy Dangerousweather -
How Sandy Storm Damage Became NYC Playgroundplants -
Photos: Sandy's Wreckage, Now a PlaygroundHurricane Sandy toppled thousands of trees across New York City. In one corner of Brooklyn, two new installations have been built in the past year to put some of the downed trees to use.
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Giant Pandas More Resilient to Change than Other Endangered Animalsbears -
Chimps Catch Yawns From Humans, Study ShowsFor the first time, researchers have shown that chimps catch yawns from humans and, similar to humans, only develop this behavior after childhood.
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Wipha Hits But Does Not Damage Fukushima PlantTyphoon Wipha has not created any new problems at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Climate Change Will Not Spare an Inch of Global Ocean, Study Findsclimate-change -
Fish Armor Repels Vicious Piranha BiteArapaima gigas have microscopic structures in their scales that protect against the piercing bite of a piranha
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Invasive Mink Threatens South America's Largest WoodpeckerThe Magellanic woodpecker has few if any known predators, but researchers now present evidence that an invasive mink species has now become a threat to the bird's population.
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Shutdown Could Flush Years of Antarctic Research Down the DrainThe government shutdown may put a decade of planning and 10 million dollars to waste if researchers cannot complete their Antarctic field season this year.
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Swift Record! Migrating Birds Fly Nonstop for 6 Monthsbirds
