What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ

The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling ...

Can we grow life on Mars? Experiments show potential in simulated extraterrestrial soil

Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lunar soil with both symbiotic fungi and ...
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It lasted thousands of years and puzzled Aristotle and Freud – is this the biggest animal mystery of all time?

One of the natural world’s longest-running mysteries spanned thousands of years before it was finally solved: where did eels come from? European eels (Anguilla anguilla) have been eaten since at least ...
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This Deep-Sea Mating Strategy Turns Male Fish Into Living Reproductive Organs

The ocean is home to a vast array of different animals, each with its own traits. These include different forms of mating, such as parasitic mating. Parasitic mating occurs when the male physically ...