The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot—the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising number of around 200 beetle species live on its bare, inhospitable-looking sand ...

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UW researchers found potential new treatments for a rare pediatric brain cancer each year that has a median survival time of ...

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Princeton engineers investigated the secret to grasshoppers' efficient gliding, inspiring a new approach for robotic flight.

Some of nature’s most mesmerizing works of art might just be hanging in your backyard. The artist is an orb weaver spider.

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