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Here’s how fruit flies’ giant sperm squeeze into tight spaces

Researchers found that fruit fly sperm push against one another and align…

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Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment

Lithium-rich brine in an evaporation pond in the Atacama desert, ChileJohn Moore/Getty…

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Baby Pterosaur Fossils Show They Died in a Violent Storm

September 5, 20253 min readStorm-Tossed Baby Pterosaurs Died with Broken Wings, Fossil…

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A sixth mass extinction? Not so fast, some scientists say

We may not be living through Earth’s sixth mass extinction event ­­—…

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Scientists Sequence Bacterial DNA from Germs in Mammoth Teeth

September 6, 20253 min readA Mammoth Toothache: Bacterial Community Discovered in Mouth…

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Tiny thumbnails may be key for rodents’ global takeover

Rodents may have a rule of thumbnails. Many rodents have curved claws…

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Curiosity Found New Carbon Molecules On Mars. What Does It Mean For Alien Life?

Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever…

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Baby pterosaurs could fly right after hatching – but crashed in storms

An artist’s impression of a pterodactyl hatchling struggling against a tropical stormRudolf…

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Ant Queens Birth Hybrid Offspring Using Another Species’ Sperm

September 7, 20253 min readThese Ants Are Different Species but Share a…

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