Parasite Can Pass Warnings between Co-Joined Hosts
The plant parasite dodder grafts itself to multiple hosts, fusing the plants into a superorganism that can produce surprising effects
Stories by Jennifer Frazer
Bacteria Stab Amoebas to Escape Being Eaten
One species has found yet another use for a favorite bacterial multitool
New Glimpses of Rare Deep-Sea Siphonphores
2017 has produced a beautiful crop
Moldy Rock Pulled from 2,500 Feet Underground
Swedes searching for nuclear waste storage site stumble on a pocket of fungi that may reveal a huge hidden reservoir of life
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Praying Mantises Catch and Eat Birds Alive [Video]
Hummingbirds in the Americas are a favorite target, but behavior seen worldwide
Learn about Rocky Mountain Mushrooms with Yours Truly
Curious about mushrooms? Live in Colorado?
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Alien Creature Swarming Oregon's Coast Is Actually a Close Relative [Video]
Oddly-shaped "sea pickles" have simple spinal cords and spines, at least as youngsters
Internet Sees Mysterious Gathering (Council?) of Gandalf-Themed Creatures
Wizard hats are all the rage, apparently
New Trove of Lichen Fossils Expands Total from 15 to 167
Botanical bonanza is also a trove of eye candy
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The Sea Cucumber That Became a Jellyfish [Video]
Calling Cthulhu ...
Bacterial Hair on Undersea Volcano Unlike Any Seen Before
Discovery is proof entire Earth ecosystems still await discovery
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The Giant Shipworm, Revealed at Last [Video]
An animal that eluded collection for hundreds of years bolsters deep-sea colonization hypothesis
Are These Trilobite Eggs?
Mystery of trilobite reproduction may at last be solved
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15-Million-Year-Old Pinecones Can Still Move [Video]
In 15 million years, you will not be moving anything
Pores Inside Bacteria Are Eerily Familiar
Freshwater bacteria from Australia surprise scientists with a suite of features unlike any seen before
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The Venus Flytrap Anemone Is Doubly Well Named [Video]
Two alien, beautiful creatures are all in a day's work for deep-sea explorers
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The Mesmerizing Motions of Starfish Larvae [Video]
The flow patterns starfish larvae generate while going about their business have an otherworldly beauty
These Fins Are Made for Walking
The sea robin looks nothing like a robin—or anything else, really
Shellfish Bearing Tusks? It Happened
500 million years ago, such creatures were part of the community of oddballs famously found in today's Burgess Shale
Inside the U.S.'s Only Ocean Exploration Ship
Okeanos Explorer is like Houston, Cape Canaveral and the space shuttle all rolled into one
