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The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico threatens a endangered sawfish and its relative. The largetooth sawfish is popular curio item known for its saw like nose. The oil spill is killing many of them pushing this fish into extinction. To read more click here This is a problem that needs to be taken care [...]

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Most venomous snakes are known for their deadly bite, but not all. Some are known for spitting venom into the eyes of the aggressor to defend themselves. One thing that is unique about them is how accurately the snakes aim is and another one is each track was unique. To read more click here Their [...]

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Spit! Spit is all we need to end world hunger! no not really. Spit alone can not end world hunger but it can help. The spit from the potato moth larvae in the plant of the potato actually helps the plant produce more. How can this be you might ask? When the larvae actually eat [...]

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There was a  study by researchers from the  University of Toronto and the Royal Ontario Museum. There is a new discovery on a  previously unclassifiable ancient squid-like carnivore called Nectocaris pteryx. The researchers think that this squid is a really rare animal in the time of its ancestors like of squids, octopuses. This news means that [...]

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Down in Panama, in the jungles, there are many different types of frogs. There are also lots of different types of fungi because of the wet, moist conditions. They have recently discovered that there is a fungus that is actually killing an entire organism. This fungus that is just recently found is killing all the [...]

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There is a disease for mice that affects bone marrow and that  mutates the mice. The disease is called  Hoxb8 that attacks the bones, marrow causes the mice to groom themselves pathologically, pulling out their hair. But after a bone marrow transplant from a normal mouse, three months before recovered over night and grew in the hair on its [...]

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Three German scientists have discovered two new species and one subspecies of monitor lizards. These lizards live in the Philippine islands. One herpetologist says that he is amazed by this discovery, and it goes to show that not all animals have been discovered. One scientist that retired years ago discovered one of these species, but after retirement no [...]

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Nowadays many people are smokers. Even if young teenagers are smoking, it is a really big deal. Many people know smoking is bad for our body but they are still smoke because it has strong toxicity. Prof. Mark Weiser of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Psychiatry and the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer Hospital has determined [...]

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This article is about how scientists at a German university successfully genetically changed Drosophila or fruit fly. The research team can activate single receptor neurons out of 28 olfactory neurons in the larvae. Scientists modified the larvae’s genes so that it emits a blue light. This blue light can smell like: a banana, marzipan or glue. If you want [...]

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