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A cone snail’s poison helps to form a fast-acting insulin

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Salivary glands make unexpected use of tiny ionocytes, essential to frogs and fish

Some species were constrained by their food sources, while others ranged widely

Video analysis in 3-D shows the tiny creatures’ swarming rules

Western states’ “atmospheric thirst” means more fires and strained water supplies

Crowdsourced vehicle data trace the contours of dangerous city temperatures

“Blackwater” divers photograph the largest migration of animals on the planet

Weirdly shifting colors may serve dual evolutionary purposes, providing both camouflage and conspicuous warning

We now know that plants survive but fail to thrive in lunar soil

A key player is revealed in the acne-causing immune battle

New work maps a region’s nutrient landscape