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Butterfly Wings Use Motion Illusions to Foil Predators

A multi-method Nature study shows wing patterns with flapping create barber-pole motion cues that mislead predators' judgment of speed and direction.

Study Links Bat Immune Gene Duplications to Longevity and Cancer Resistance

Study Finds Possible 236-Million-Year-Old Evidence of Live Birth in Mammal Ancestor

Study Finds Remoras Entering Manta Rays’ Cloacas Across Species

High-Altitude Retsat Variant Reveals Myelin Repair Pathway That Eases MS-Like Disease in Mice

Scientists Challenge Claim That Trees Predicted Eclipse, Citing Thunderstorm Trigger

Robotic Stingray Fins Reveal Downward 'Unsteady Ground Effect' Near Seafloor

Pond Frogs Eat Giant Hornets Despite Repeated Stings, Study Shows

Study Finds Reptile Urates Are Uric Acid Microspheres That Lock Up Ammonia

Four Naked Mole-Rat cGAS Mutations Boost DNA Repair, Extend Healthspan in Model Organisms

Pan-African Genome Map of Anopheles funestus Details Rapid Resistance and Control Targets

Deep-Sea Worm Is First Animal Known to Make Orpiment, Turning Vent Poisons Into Protection

Scientists Identify Extinct Rēkohu Shelduck Through Ancient DNA Study

Global Study Reveals Hidden Dermal Armour in Goannas and Nearly Half of Lizards