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Tropical pipefish dresses up like it’s southern seadragon relatives

Posted on January 5, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Seadragons are known for their elaborate appendages that help them blend in with their kelp and algae habitats. But an evolutionary tree…

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    Sea Star Meltdown

    Posted on January 2, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Sea Star Meltdown A shocking trend has emerged in the world’s premiere ecosystem for sea star biodiversity. The coastline of British…

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      “Sleeping Beauty” in Bacteria A Key to Biofuel Production

      Posted on January 1, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Much of biotechnology research is going toward the development of biofuels. Most of which is focused on the production of ethanol, or the…

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        Thresher sharks backhand their dinner before eating

        Posted on January 1, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Who knew?  Thresher sharks really do hunt with their tails and not their teeth. They don’t just hunt at dawn and dusk, they hunt by…

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          Cave Spider defies tropical environment, remains pasty

          Posted on January 1, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          The remote caves of Central Java have yielded information about a new variant of Wandering Spider (Araneae, Ctenidae,) tentatively…

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            One Humble Thought for Man; One Giant Leap for Bugs

            Posted on January 1, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            For the first time in scientific history, mankind has discovered functional rotating gears in the animalian biosphere. While cog-shaped…

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              Giraffe Hangs Oversized Head in Shame

              Posted on January 1, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              When it comes to long necks, even giraffes fail to measure up to the sauropod dinosaurs. This prehistoric species attained neck lengths of…

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