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The transparent teeth of this dragonfish evolved for one lethal purpose

These tiny microbes are munching away at plastic waste in the ocean

The ‘superblack’ patches on these spiders make their other colors glow

Most snail shells coil to the right. This single gene may be the reason why

This spider turns its web into a slingshot, flinging itself at prey

Life thrives in Antarctic hot spots created by seal and penguin poop

Hitchhiking bacteria might help their host navigate via magnetic fields

Baboons’ gut makeup is determined mostly by soil, not genetics

Glowing genitalia reveal the identity of mysterious millipedes

These flower mites may avoid pesticides by hiding out in a rose’s internal organs

This hair-raising feather mite is a vacuum cleaner for birds

Tweeting while flying kills migratory birds

Why are these Costa Rican monkeys turning yellow?

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