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A total of 54 million people worldwide faced weather-related disasters this year while dealing with effects of the coronavirus pandemic,…
As COVID-19 continues to take the world by storm, and vaccine developers race toward safe and effective candidates to stem…
Bugs and fish don’t play video games or attend teleconferences, but they can still explore virtual reality—complete with visual effects,…
For centuries scientists speculated that fish eggs reached isolated lakes and ponds by hitching rides on water birds' feathers or…
As COVID-19 continues to take the world by storm, and vaccine developers race toward safe and effective candidates to stem…
Charles Darwin is most famous for his finches, from whose beaks he gleaned the idea that a single species might…
With enough training, pigeons can distinguish between the works of Picasso and Monet. Ravens can identify themselves in a mirror.…
In March 2019, a violent tornado plowed through eastern Alabama, flattening houses and demolishing mobile homes. Twenty-three people were killed…
In a vast, unintentional public health experiment, millions of U.S. college students have descended on campuses to begin their fall…