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A shadow-sensing skill known as skototaxis helps cicadas find trees to molt on.
In a small trial, the simulation pinpoints the source of faulty beats and speeds procedure time.
The fish keeps harmful mutations at bay with a DNA repair trick.
A closer listen to lion calls may help map where the big cat is under threat.
Scientists remain split on whether rope-pulling ingenuity counts as tool use.
Vortex creation in filter feeding animals is rare.
Zebras and giraffes offer one another protection without food competition.
In response to cellular stress, proteins become ensnared in chemical traffic jams, creating a kind of widespread sluggishness scientists call “proteolethargy.”
The first example of fiber optics in nature could light the way for internet innovation.