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From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Sometime before 520 million years ago, animal life began to flourish as never before. The small shells, worms and even sponge ...

Sand-dwelling animals highlight nature’s remarkable adaptations. From burrowing and camouflage to water conservation, each ...

A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and ...

The structural properties in the mycelium of a common soil mold show promise in biomedical applications, such as hydrogels ...

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Our most plausible creature is the large blood-sucking tick. On Earth, the deer tick Ixodes do swell to the size of a walnut when feeding, which is not too different from the Alien:Earth tick. In the ...

Mobility assistance exoskeletons are great for people who want to make light work of challenging outdoor activities, and for ...

Squiggly markings like a punk rock hairdo led researchers to identify the remains as spongelike animals that may have lived around 560 million years ago.