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Stunning video shows sharks devouring sea urchins, spines and all
Sharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps.
You can change your personality intentionally, research shows
Can people change their personality? Yes, by "making intentional tweaks to their thinking and behavior," research finds.
South African rock art of mystery creature 'strangely flexed like a banana' might be tusked reptile that predated dinosaurs
Cave art created by the San, the indigenous hunter-gatherers of South Africa’s Karoo region, may have been inspired by fossils of long-extinct reptiles.
Ancient civilizations knew how to keep cool in deadly heat. We need to resurrect that lost knowledge now.
Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It's time to get that knowledge back.
'Completely unexpected': New type of wood discovered by scientists dubbed 'midwood'
Tulip trees were long renowned for their carbon storage. Their unique wood may be responsible.
Color-blind people may be less picky eaters. Here's why.
Seeing the world with a restricted color palate seems to tone down an emotion-based resistance to new foods.
Some cells can enter a 'third state that lies beyond the traditional boundaries of life and death.' Here's how.
Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they were once part of has died.
'Microbes of death' can reveal when a frozen body died, forensic scientists explain
Getting an accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information that the naked eye cannot.
