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Study Shows Physics Shapes Nature’s Fangs, Spines and Stingers

It reveals a sharpness-versus-sturdiness trade-off that steers convergent evolution, informing bioinspired design.

Pollen-Eating Heliconius Butterflies Live Months Longer Than Close Relatives

Metre-Long Scorpion Praearcturus Gigas Confirmed From Devonian Fossils

Study Links T. Rex’s Tiny Arms to Bigger, Stronger Skulls

Study Links Tiny Theropod Arms to Bigger, Stronger Skulls

Scorpion Stingers and Claws Are Reinforced With Metal, Study Finds

Jurassic Ichthyosaur Found in Germany Pushes Temnodontosaurus Timeline

Scorpions Fortify Stingers and Claws With Metals, Smithsonian Study Finds

Cell Study Finds Phages Eavesdrop Across Species To Steer Rivals Into Dormancy

Science Study Shows Rapid Evolution Helped Wildflower Survive California Megadrought

Haolong dongi Fossil Reveals Cellular-Level Skin and Unique Cornified Spikes

‘Bat Accelerator’ Shows Bats Use Doppler Acoustic Flow to Control Flight Speed

Bird Retina Mystery Solved: Eyes Run Without Oxygen Fueled by Pecten-Delivered Sugar

‘Fire Amoeba’ Sets Eukaryotic Heat Record at 63°C

Study Finds 106-Square-Meter Cave Web on Albania–Greece Border Hosting About 110,000 Spiders

Female Stinkbug’s Hindleg ‘Fungal Farm’ Shields Eggs From Parasitic Wasps

Global Study Finds Predator Pressure Decides When Camouflage or Warning Colors Work

Australian Skinks Mirror Honey Badger’s Venom-Blocking Mutation

Scientists Identify Giant Queensland Stick Insect as Australia’s Heaviest

Acrophylla Alta Confirmed as Australia’s Heaviest Insect, Search for Males Continues