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Plant Mimics Ants’ Distress Scent to Lure Pollinating Flies, Study Finds

Peer-reviewed tests show the flowers emit ant-attack odors that lure kleptoparasitic grass flies.

Beer and Bed-Sharing Linked to Greater Mosquito Attraction in Festival Study

Male Ratfish Grow True Forehead Teeth for Mating, Study Finds

Field Data Show Tropical Prochlorococcus Declines as Oceans Top 28°C

Study Finds Streaked Shearwaters Defecate Almost Exclusively in Flight

Robotic Fiddler Crab Reveals How Males Adjust Courtship to Rival Displays

New Study Affirms Neolithic Transport of Stonehenge’s Welsh Bluestones

Study Maps Echolocation Trade-Offs in Sponge-Using Shark Bay Dolphins

Penguin Guano Found to Influence Antarctic Climate Through Cloud Formation

Researchers Confirm Volatile-Rich Magma Cap Stabilizing Yellowstone's Volcanic System

First Live Footage of Juvenile Giant Squid Captured in Deep Sea

Mass Grave of Giant Amphibians Unearthed in Wyoming Offers Rare Insight into Late Triassic Ecosystems

Study Reveals Persistent Magma Chambers Beneath Dormant Cascade Volcanoes

Drone Mapping Unveils 3,500-Year-Old Megafortress in Georgia

1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Show Two Hominin Species Coexisted in Kenya

Fossilized Dinosaur Poop Reveals Secrets of Their Evolutionary Success

Record-Breaking Feeding Frenzy: 10 Million Capelin Consumed by Cod

Scientists Uncover Thriving Ecosystem Beneath Seafloor Vents

Arctic Microalgae Achieve Photosynthesis in Near Darkness

New Acoustic Method Reveals Hidden Health of Soil Ecosystems