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As winter arrives, birds settle in gardens and on rooftops. Children can watch their movements, feeding patterns, and ...

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Did you know that mantises groom themselves just like cats do? Read here to learn more, and to watch a surprisingly adorable video of one.

A research team has recreated the evolution of the eye in a physics simulation. The results show why nature chose such ...

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It was at the University of Wyoming that Douglas Owsley first learned bones can talk — they can tell you how a person lived, what ailments they suffered and how they ultimately died. He’d never ...

At Pondville Correctional Center in Norfolk, Massachusetts, some incarcerated individuals are adding a beekeeper’s veil to their standard-issue uniforms. It’s part of a new pilot program, in which a ...