For decades, this question has bewildered biologists. Now, by studying Placozoa, scientists at Stanford University have ...

Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new insights into a fundamental cellular feature and the origins of tissue ...

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The Tupelo Visitor Center sits right at this milepost, a thoughtfully designed building that somehow manages to look both modern and like it belongs among the trees. Step inside and you’ll meet park ...

This 30-million-year-long gap is actually rather helpful to Darwin. It means that there was plenty of time for the ancestor ...

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Because animals have a limited capability of understanding human language, they cannot “read” the way humans do.

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Two cats sit side by side, eyes locked on colorful hanging origami birds. One tilts its head in deep thought, while the other seems mesmerized by the floating shapes. It's a quiet moment of curiosity, ...

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