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Bee stingers work like saws to pump venom 0
- Animals, Bees, Biology, Environment, Evolution, Insects, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Wildlife
- October 13, 2026
It’s one of nature’s seemingly magical tricks. A honey bee (Apis mellifera) stings a victim, and the stinger will still pump venom into a wound even after it has fully detached from the bee’s body. Thanks to some high-speed video, we may finally know the secrets behind this sting. A team in Australia found that
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Two moms named Jean inspired the name of a 309-million-year-old fossil 0
- Animals, Biology, Environment, Evolution, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Wildlife
- September 25, 2026
When your daughter is a budding scientist, gift giving can take a whole new form. Think fewer flowers and more new prehistoric species named in your honor. Jeanerpeton mazonensis (aka “Jean’s crawler from Mazon Creek”) is an early ancestor of today’s living amphibians, whose genus name Jeanerpeton is for two human moms named Jean. This
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Opera singers and shrieking lemurs share vocalization strategies 0
- Animals, Biology, Environment, Evolution, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Wildlife
- September 21, 2026
With piercing, emergency siren-like calls, the indri (Indri indri) is the world’s only known singing lemur. The primates found in Madagascar’s rainforest swing through the trees, making these sounds that contain a surprisingly human element. To hit those high notes, indris appear to deploy a technique similar to human opera singers. The lemurs coordinate their
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Dog brains act surprisingly human when told ‘no’0
- Animals, Biology, Dogs, Environment, Evolution, HEALTH, Pets, Psychology, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- September 17, 2026
Sit, stay, roll over, come, fetch, and no. All common commands that responsible dog owners use to train and communicate with their pets. When a dog hears the word “no” there is potentially much more going on inside their minds than just stopping an unwanted (and sometimes dangerous) behavior. When dogs restrain their behavior, their
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Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded, new study confirms 0
- Biology, Dinosaurs, Evolution, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- September 17, 2026
Contrary to the assumptions of early paleontologists, most dinosaurs weren’t lumbering slowpokes. Centuries of evolutionary reevaluation now indicates the ancestors of present-day birds didn’t simply keep a steady pace—many of them boasted impressive speed. These active lifestyles also forced scientists to reconsider another anatomical detail. Once thought universally cold-blooded, a lot of dinosaurs eventually evolved
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Tiny crabs discovered hitching rides on sea snakes 0
- Animals, Biology, Conservation, Environment, Evolution, Ocean, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Wildlife
- September 11, 2026
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