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Ancient DNA could hold clues about the people on the 2,000-year-old vessel loaded with luxury goods.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on September 19, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.

Microbes in the atmosphere influence life on the planet's surface.

"Invisible Nature: Life in the Clouds" was first published on bioGraphic. ©2016 California Academy of Sciences.

This rare crow can select a tool and manipulate it to pry tasty treats from crevices in under a minute.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on September 14, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.

H. G. Wells is one of the most influential science fiction writers in history. In this Nature Video, we present five surprising facts about the man behind War of the Worlds.

This is part of a science fiction special report on Nature.com. See the rest of the report here.

Scientists printed out 3-D models of Lucy's bones, showing a breakage pattern consistent with a fall from a tree.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on August 29, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.

They may seem stationary to us, but corals are dynamic animals. In this film, researchers use time-lapse video to watch corals move along the ocean floor, unearth themselves when buried, and even attack each other for more real estate.

“Lens of Time: Corals in Motion” was first published on bioGraphic and reproduced with permission. © 2016 California Academy of Sciences

The red dwarf star Proxima Centauri is home to a newly discovered exoplanet, which may look a lot like Earth.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on August 24, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.

Eavesdropping on the creaks and groans of an athlete’s knee could help doctors track healing after injury or surgery.

Could the fungus-farming leaf-cutter ant take on an Olympic weightlifter?

Could the tiny vampire bat give Olympic sprinters in Rio a run for their money?

Can a hot pink dolphin outswim an Olympic champion?

What Jupiter’s spot is not, is tranquil. New infrared images taken by Boston University scientists on a NASA telescope in Hawaii show that whereas Jupiter’s north and south poles are heated by strong magnetic fields, its large, stormy red spot generates its own heat by a different mechanism. Shock waves from turbulent winds in the spot and other storms help explain how the planet's upper atmosphere stays warm so far from the sun.

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