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Lice-Filled Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber

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Scientists Dry and Preserve Ovarian Tissue

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Treehoppers' Weird Helmets Use Wing Genes to Grow

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These Grizzly Cubs Don't Know What to Do With Their Food

Grizzly bear cubs have a natural instinct for fishing—but it will still take them some time to get to grips with the slippery salmon they’ve caught in the shallow summer ponds

Lice-Filled Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber — Lice-Filled Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber

Prehistoric insects that resemble modern lice infested animals as early as the mid-Cretaceous, living and evolving along with dinosaurs and early birds

The World’s Oceans Are Being Starved of Oxygen — The World’s Oceans Are Being Starved of Oxygen

An alarming report found that there are 700 marine sites impacted by low oxygen levels—up from 45 in the 1960s

Scientists Dry and Preserve Ovarian Tissue — Scientists Dry and Preserve Ovarian Tissue

Though only tried in cat tissues so far, the technique could someday aid fertility preservation, wildlife conservation and more

Treehoppers' Weird Helmets Use Wing Genes to Grow — Treehoppers' Weird Helmets Use Wing Genes to Grow

The elaborate structures, which are not actually wings, can resemble thorns, leaves, ants and more

These Grizzly Cubs Don't Know What to Do With Their Food — These Grizzly Cubs Don't Know What to Do With Their Food

Grizzly bear cubs have a natural instinct for fishing—but it will still take them some time to get to grips with the slippery salmon they’ve caught in the shallow summer ponds

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