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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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How Old Forests Hold the Key to a Cooler Future

Imagine walking into a dense, ancient forest on a scorching summer day. As the world swelters outside, you feel a sudden drop in temperature, a breath of fresh, cool air. This isn’t just your imagination—it’s science in action. Old-growth forests, particularly Germany’s UNESCO-protected beech forests, are not only biodiversity hotspots but also play a crucial […]

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Antarctica’s Hidden Oasis: A Lake Beneath the Ice

Imagine a lake hidden beneath 11 meters of ice, untouched for millennia, brimming with microbial life so unique it rewrites what we know about ecosystems in the harshest places on Earth. Welcome to Lake Enigma, a newly discovered wonder in Antarctica’s Northern Foothills. This perennially ice-covered lake was thought to be frozen solid, but a […]

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Predator’s Gaze: Why Eyes Capture Attention in Humans and Chimps

Imagine locking eyes with a lion. Even in a photo, that intense, piercing gaze sends a shiver down your spine. Why? New research suggests that the eyes of predators don’t just unsettle us—they command our attention in ways deeply rooted in our survival instincts. Scientists have long been fascinated by how primates, including humans and […]

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The Microbial Key to Earth’s Waterways

Every river is a bustling metropolis, not of humans, but of microbes—tiny organisms working day and night to maintain the planet’s water quality and nutrient cycles. While we often think of rivers as passive channels carrying water to the ocean, they are alive with microbial communities orchestrating Earth’s biogeochemistry. The GROWdb project, a massive scientific […]

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How Dinosaurs Rose to Dominate the Earth

Picture walking on a landscape filled with towering ferns, fiery volcanoes, and strange creatures battling for survival. Some 200 million years ago, this was Earth during the Triassic-Jurassic transition—a world in flux that paved the way for dinosaurs to rule. But how did dinosaurs rise to such dominance? A fascinating study of fossils from Poland […]

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Birds, Berries, and Climate Change

Have you ever thought of the birds in your neighborhood as ecosystem engineers? In cities like Helsinki, where urban landscapes blend with natural habitats, these winged visitors are doing more than singing—they’re carrying seeds, shaping plant communities, and potentially contributing to a hidden ecological challenge: the spread of invasive plant species. Recent research sheds light […]

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Does a Bear Poop in the Woods?

Yes, if it wants to spread seeds Picture a grizzly bear wandering the Canadian Rockies, its fur dappled with late afternoon sunlight as it forages for huckleberries. These tiny, vibrant berries may seem like mere snacks to the bear, but they hold a secret power: a partnership with their consumer that shapes ecosystems and sustains […]

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