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Posted on October 27, 2016

Invading giant geckos get stuck on a single building

Foot-fouling grime restricts interloping geckos on a small island, while native lizards curl their toes and use their claws to dash up dusty surfaces
Posted on October 26, 2016

Kamikaze cells wage biowarfare and fight viruses with viruses

When a giant virus attacks one marine predator, it sacrifices itself to make viruses that kill the attacker
Posted on October 25, 2016

Think Your Sex Life Is Bad? These Worms Harpoon Each Other With Their Penises

Think Your Sex Life Is Bad? These Worms Harpoon Each Other With Their Penises
In my book The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar, I profile a lot of bizarre creatures. But none has a weirder sex life than the worm that penis-fences. The post Think Your Sex Life Is Bad? These Worms Harpoon Each Other With Their Penises appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on October 24, 2016

The Psychedelic Shrimp That’s Half Romance and Half Murder

The Psychedelic Shrimp That’s Half Romance and Half Murder
Shrimp aren't supposed to pair up Bonnie and Clyde style, dress in silly costumes, and go marauding for starfish to flip over and devour. The post The Psychedelic Shrimp That's Half Romance and Half Murder appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on October 21, 2016

Is it time to allow more than two parents on birth certificates?

Changing attitudes, surrogacy and reproductive technology mean it's right that England and Wales reconsider the birth-registration law, says Julie McCandless
Posted on October 21, 2016

Hey, J.Lo: We Wrote Your Gene-Hacking Drama for You

Hey, J.Lo: We Wrote Your Gene-Hacking Drama for You
The premise: A CDC biologist and FBI sleuth team up to stop a diabolical gene-hacking genius. The twist: Gene-hacking genius is the biologist's former boss. The post Hey, J.Lo: We Wrote Your Gene-Hacking Drama for You appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on October 20, 2016

Evolution FTW! The Weird Stuff Animals Do to Survive

Evolution FTW! The Weird Stuff Animals Do to Survive
There's a fish that makes its home in the butt of a sea cucumber. Why? Because it worked for one crazy ancestor, and winning strategies get perpetuated. The post Evolution FTW! The Weird Stuff Animals Do to Survive appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on October 15, 2016

The Legendary Biologists Who Clocked Evolution’s Astonishing Speed

The Legendary Biologists Who Clocked Evolution’s Astonishing Speed
The biologists Rosemary and Peter Grant have spent four decades on a tiny island in the Galápagos. Their discoveries reveal how new animal species can emerge in just a few generations. The post The Legendary Biologists Who Clocked Evolution’s Astonishing Speed appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on October 14, 2016

Worms seen farming plants to be eaten later for the first time

A type of ragworm has been spotted dabbling in gardening for the first time, a behaviour that allows it to grow much bigger by unleashing more nutrition
Posted on October 13, 2016

Spiders can hear you walking and talking from across the room

Even though they lack ears, it seems that spiders can “hear” everyday sounds up to several metres away with their leg hairs

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