Meet the springhare: the first glow-in-the-dark African mammal known to science
Researchers discovered the springhare's fluorescent abilities entirely by accident
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Sexual rivalries are how you evolve antlers, pincers, and tusks
Male-male competition makes animals "horny" as well
A parasitic flatworm is one of nature's spookiest creatures
Leucochloridium paradoxum is a parasitic flatworm that uses both mind control and mimicry to trick birds into eating it
Warmer, less oxygenated water is a tough environment for fish
Researchers are doing experiments to understand how zebrafish deal with environmental stress
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Netflix's Our Planet showed walruses in distress. We need to find what humanity's role is
Understanding walrus-human interactions in the past might shed some light on the "walrus scene"
David Hu sells quirky research with an apartment full of snakes
"How To Walk On Water And Climb Up Walls" welcomes readers to the strange world of biolocomotion
What Pokémon GO can teach conservationists about public engagement
In six days, players collected as much data as naturalists had in 400 years
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Why the first vertebrates to leave the ocean learned to see before they could walk
Advanced eyesight might have paved the way for better brains and complex thought