In a Fierce Desert, Microbe ‘Crusts’ Show How Life Tamed the Land
At first glance, the grit crust could seem like a routine example of what researchers call a biological soil crust, or “biocrust”—a community of coexisting...
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Viral video: Shirtless man handles dozens of snakes bare-handed, internet is scared
One such video that gained immense popularity on Instagram depicted a shirtless man engaging in an extraordinary act: handling dozens of snakes with his bare...
Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle
The neocortex stands out as a stunning achievement of biological evolution. All mammals have this swath of tissue covering their brain, and the six layers...
Electric Fish Genomes Reveal How Evolution Repeats Itself
Along the murky bottom of the Amazon River, serpentine fish called electric eels scour the gloom for unwary frogs or other small prey. When one...
Reshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-Biodiversity
From the window of a passenger plane flying over the Amazon, the view is breathtaking. “It’s just miles across the river and river islands,” said...