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This ocean parasite kills a fish's tongue and ten takes its place; what makes the tongue-eating louse so differentA parasite enters fish through gills and replaces their tongues. This isopod, Cymothoa exigua, attaches to the tongue stump and functions a...
Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...
Why Do Ants Kill Their Own Queen? Scientists Reveal A Shocking ReasonNew research reveals a disturbing aspect of ant colonies: worker ants can be manipulated to kill their own queen. Parasitic queens employ c...
The 400-year-old shark: How the Greenland Shark lives for centuries in the coldThe Greenland shark, the longest-lived vertebrate, lives for centuries due to its slow metabolism in frigid waters. Reaching sexual maturit...
UN authorises 2nd malaria vaccine, developed by Oxford University with help from Serum Institute of IndiaResearch suggests it is more than 75% effective and that protection is maintained for at least another year with a booster. Tedros said the...
Investors are betting on startups making lab-grown meatThe thought of eating an animal-resembling protein may not sound appetising to many. But this could well be how a large population in the w...
View: The real scale of Narendra Modi's farm bet, a move that carries significant political riskTo gauge the scale of what’s being done, picture the depth of the stasis: 119 million cultivators and 144 million farmhands — taken togethe...
Summer is here to stay! Here are tips to protect yourself from viral infectionsViral infections enter homes as uninvited guests in summer. Simple precautions can help you stay safe and infection-free.