Science and reality
Complex natural systems defy standard mathematical analysis, so one ecologist is throwing out the equations.
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What do you get when you mix a Pink Floyd laser light show and Jell-O? The magical comb jelly, of course.
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A bold citizen science program keeps hospitals well-stocked with the antivenom that saves dozens every year.
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We're revisiting our favorite critters, from the deeply unsettling to the funny-looking to the cutest darn things you've ever seen.
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As more states legalize recreational and medical marijuana use, the LED business is growing and professionalizing.
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Absurd Creature of the Week is celebrating its 100th critter this Friday! To mark the occasion, we're compiling our favorite animal stars.
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Coming up on Absurd Creature 100, we look back at the ones that made us suspect that the universe is inherently evil.
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A lab at the University of California Irvine trying to figure out how to regrow lost limbs by studying the axolotl.
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In the rainforests of Peru there lurks a caterpillar that doesn’t appreciate people yelling at it.
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Sequencing the first 2,500 human genomes has been a long, hard process. Here's what science has learned about the ways humans are different.
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