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Did Female Rivalry Promote Hidden Ovulation?

Only the hormones and body temperature tell us humans when we ovulate. (Image: Andrii Zastrozhnov / iStock) Unlike many animals, it is not obvious...

Featured picture: Thinned snail shells

When the pH of the seawater drops, it also affects the shell development of pteropods, as this image shows. The left shell comes...

Did the giant robber hunt like a stork?

Depiction of a Spinosaurus while wading in the water with its snout rummaging for prey. (Image: Robert Nicholls) How did the whimsical Spinosaurus live...

What makes giraffe necks long

The trademark of the giraffe in sight. (Image: linephoto / iStock) What's up with that two meter long neck? In addition to the...

Guano as a fertilizer for the Atacama

Sea bird guano on a coastal island off Peru. (Image: LisaStrachan / iStock The Atacama Desert in western South America is one of the...

“Pharmacist frogs” are clawing Europe

The clawed frog could spread increasingly in Europe, according to a study. (Image: tunart / iStock) Introduced from Africa: The clawed frog was once...

Can sorrow break hearts?

Broken heart syndrome is also the medical name. (Image: frender / iStock) It is said that grief can break people's hearts. This is...

How our brain processes writing

How did our brain learn to read? (Image: Talaj / iStock) The challenge of reading writing is evolutionary too young for specific brain areas...

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