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AnimalsTiny thumbnails may be key for rodents’ global takeover
Thumbnails might have boosted rodents’ food-handling skills, helping them thrive worldwide.
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LifeA sixth mass extinction? Not so fast, some scientists say
A new analysis suggests that recent extinctions have been rare, limited mostly to islands and slowing. But others argue this is all just semantics.
By Jake Buehler - Animals
Here’s how fruit flies’ giant sperm squeeze into tight spaces
Researchers found that fruit fly sperm push against one another and align in orderly bundles, preventing knots that could block reproduction.
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ArchaeologyVenice’s iconic winged lion statue originated in ancient China
European artisans turned a Tang Dynasty tomb guardian sculpture into a symbol of medieval Venetian statehood, researchers say.