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A Mosquito’s Sweet Tooth Might Just Save Lives

Did you know mosquitoes have a sweet side? Sure, they’re infamous for their blood-sucking antics, but most of their meals actually come from plants. In fact, male mosquitoes feed exclusively on nectar, while females mix it up with a bit of blood to help with egg-laying. But here’s the kicker: Scientists have figured out how […]

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Biology

The Shocking Truth About Cannibal Lizards

Did you know that some lizards in South America are not just hunters but also, well… lizard munchers? Yes, you read that right. These little reptiles have taken the phrase “you are what you eat” to a whole new level, sometimes turning on their own species—or even their own kind! Welcome to the bizarre world […]

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Biology

The Fish That Forgot Where Home Was

Picture this: You return to your childhood neighborhood, only to find that your old playground is now a parking lot. The trees you climbed? Gone. The pond where you skipped rocks? Paved over. Now, imagine this on an oceanic scale—except instead of people, it’s fish. That’s exactly what’s happened to New Zealand’s snapper. For centuries, […]

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Biology

The Cannibal Bees: How Honey Bees Eat Their Own to Survive

Picture this: A thriving honey bee colony buzzing with life, queen bees laying thousands of eggs, and worker bees tirelessly tending to their larvae. But then—disaster strikes. The flowers dry up, pollen runs out, and suddenly, the colony faces a brutal choice. Starvation or… cannibalism? That’s right. When food gets scarce, worker bees do something […]

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Biology

Are We Living in a New Epoch? Scientists Just Measured How Much We Know

Picture this: A future geologist cracks open the Earth’s crust and finds layers of plastic, radioactive isotopes from nuclear tests, and chicken bones—yes, chicken bones—fossilized into the rock. Welcome to the Anthropocene, a proposed new epoch where human activity has become the defining force shaping the planet. But here’s the real question: How many of […]

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Biology

Can Darkness Erase Time? The Secret Life of Cave Spiders

If you were trapped in a pitch-black cave with no access to the sun, would your body still know when to wake up and when to sleep? Turns out, evolution has been running this eerie experiment for millions of years, and the results are weirder than you’d expect. A team of researchers recently dove deep […]

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Biology

What is this Animal/Plant/Other?

I found this thing at Sunset Beach in San Diego, which totally lived up to it’s name. This thing was down in a shallow tide pool. I’m six feet tall for scale. It was heavy, organic, and filled with (presumably) seawater. Help me out here! Feed Your Curiosity: Discover the latest scientific research and inspiring […]

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