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Blog / What octopuses on ecstasy tell us about brain evolution

April 7, 2021 / Kate Giffin / 1

Of all the creatures on earth, octopuses might be the most alien. They could not be more different from us, with powerful tentacles, three hearts, blue blood, and neurons spread…

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Blog / Nobel in Chemistry for an Evolutionary Revolution

November 13, 2018November 24, 2018 / Syed Masood /

Evolution, the process of gradual changes to genetic information in each generation over millions of years, proposed by Charles Darwin in the 19th century is being revolutionized by modern science.…

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Blog / Stop Insulting Anglerfish Sex

April 5, 2018 / Catherine Chen /

You may have seen the anglerfish sex video floating around the Internet recently, with titles like “The worst sex in the world is anglerfish sex, and now there’s finally video.”…

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Blog / Cloned Monkeys: Another Human Creation

February 13, 2018 / Yitong Li /

Cloned primates are here! Over three decades have passed since the birth of Dolly, the sheep, scientists have now tackled cloning mammals that are even closer to us on the evolutionary…

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Blog / Bonnethead Shark: The Newest Veggie Lovers of the Sea

February 6, 2018 / Breanna Turman /

Vegetarian sharks. If you love a cheesy sci-fi movie as much as I do, the word shark probably brings a few images to mind; swimmers rushing to shore, a huge,…

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Blog / Tardigrades! The Super-animal of the Animal Kingdom

December 1, 2017 / Rachel Cherney / 1

Tardigrades, also known as waterbears or moss piglets, are microscopic invertebrates that “resemble a cross between a caterpillar and a naked mole rat,” according to science writer, Jason Bittel. First…

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Blog / Little Farmers in the Animal Kingdom

November 3, 2017 / Catherine Chen /

Think of a farmer. Chances are, an image of an overall-wearing, pitchfork-wielding man just popped into your head. But humans are only one of a surprisingly large group of animals…

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Blog / How Evolution Gave Us Dragons

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 / Julia DiFiore /

Whether our favorite characters are trying to train them, ride them, or simply escape from them, there is no denying the prevalence of dragons in popular culture. Dragon myths have existed…

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Blog / Fossils That Slumber in the Mountains and the Mud

May 8, 2017May 9, 2017 / Mejs Hasan / 2

Over 200 million years ago, a reptile, 11 feet long and 1500 pounds, was prowling about, likely feeling very pleased with himself. Not only did he have four crunchy creatures…

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Blog / A Dinosaur “Tail”

January 26, 2017 / Cortney Cavanaugh /

What happens when scientists get their hands on the remains of a dinosaur encased in ancient amber? Fortunately, life doesn’t imitate art to the extent to which we should be…

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Blog / Eat Plastic? Don’t Mind if I Do!

March 31, 2016 / Chris Givens /

Humans do not find plastic bottles tasty. Try as we might, ingestion and digestion of an Auquafina bottle makes for a bad dinner. On the other hand, some bacteria see…

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Blog / Glass Half-Full: How Positive Thinking Promotes Success and Well-Being

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 / Rachel Haake /

As many young academics very well know, science can bum you out. Experiments fail, equipment breaks, and funding opportunities are few and far between. Even when experiments run smoothly, the…

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Blog / TBT: Darwin’s Doodles

May 28, 2015February 2, 2016 / Chris Givens /

The image before you is known as Darwin’s tree of life. Today, most scientists immediately recognize it as a basic idea in evolutionary theory; yet when Darwin drew it in…

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