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Why Komodo Dragons Are Like The Entire Cat Family
When dragons hit a certain size, they suddenly become formidable predators.
This Animal Tears Its Face Off to Open Its Mouth
The hydra's mouth appears and disappears at feeding time.
I’ve Got Your Missing Links Right Here (5 March 2016)
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This Caterpillar Builds a Protective Hat From Old Heads
It's the Mad Haterpillar, and it keeps its molted heads to build the tower of terror.
Weird Worms Swim in Huge Green Circles
These bizarre mint-green worms gather in huge numbers to swim in circles, and one scientists is trying to figure out why.
I’ve Got Your Missing Links Right Here (20 February 201…
Pink noise, octopus sex, and when not to write a story are just a few of this week's best science writing from around the Web.
Does a Brain Parasite Make Chimps Morbidly Attracted to Leopa…
A mind-altering parasite can make mice unafraid of cats, and now scientists have found the first hints that infected chimps might be affected…
I’ve Got Your Missing Links Right Here (13 February 201…
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Oops! Giant Raptor’s Wishbone is Actually a Bit of Turtle S…
Last November, palaeontologists announced the discovery of Dakotaraptor, a super-sized relative of Velociraptor that stalked the Hell Creek F…
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Butterflies Forty Million Years Before Butterflies
There’s a group of fossils insects that look really quite a lot like butterflies. They had broad wings with scales and pigmented eyespots…
I’ve Got Your Missing Links Right Here (30 January 2016…
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The Forest In Your Mouth
The study of the human microbiome—the booming and much-hyped quest to understand the microbes that share our bodies—began in the mouth. S…
I’ve Got Your Missing Links Right Here (23 January 2016…
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