A cave in the Dominican Republic has revealed the first recorded instance of bee larvae tucked into fossils
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There’s more than what meets the eye in a color-swapping insect
The post These Butterflies Change Visual Systems with Seasons appeared first on Nautilus.
This misconception can prompt us to feel pessimistic about our peers—and the world
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It triggers a reaction in the brains of mice that helps them change their behavior
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Close inspection of “exceptionally preserved” fossils suggests that some dinosaurs shed their ability to take off
The post The Feathery Dinosaurs That Couldn’t Fly appeared first on Nautilus.
Mouse brains perform a clever mechanism to count their steps and keep them on track
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The privilege of describing new species is skewed to Global Northerners
The post Parachute Science Continues to Prevail in Global South Biodiversity Studies appeared first on Nautilus.
Researchers recently discovered an extremely small frog species in Brazil
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The deadly pathogen is adept at jumping between neurons, making it an ideal tracer to reveal how connections change after a dose of psilocybin in mice
The post Rabies Virus Helps Map Psilocybin’s Brain Altering Effects appeared first on Nautilus.
New model suggests cosmic rays from a supernova led to the formation of our planet
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