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Saulgranda/Getty Images Scientists Gave Fruit Flies Magic Mushrooms. Here’s What Happened.
The researchers primarily focused on the idea that psilocybin likely evolved to deter invertebrates that eat mushrooms.
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Bloomberg/Contributor/Getty Images Why These Elephants Sometimes Raid Farms for Their Bananas
Farmers in Gabon have to deal with elephants eating all their crops. But why?
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A Flesh-Eating Screwworm Is Near the U.S. Border. Here’s What That Actually Means.
The screwworm is finally set for a full-scale U.S. invasion, as it has approached so closely to us that the CDC is now saying to stay alert.
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Ullstein bild/Contributor/Getty Images Everything We Know About the Massive Great White Shark Spotted Near Florida
A 14-foot-long, 1,600-pound great white shark named Contender has been detected off Florida’s coast… again.
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THE PALMER/GETTY IMAGES Ancient Kangaroos Were Absolutely Humongous, But They Could Still Hop
These kangaroo behemoths, covered in muscles, were theoretically roughly as springy as modern-day kangaroos.
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Aidan Moore/Facebook Coyote Spotted Swimming to Alcatraz Island for the First Time
Only time will tell whether the coyote makes the trek back to the mainland or calls Alcatraz Island its new home.
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X/@Protect_Wldlife Meet Veronika, the Incredible Cow That Can Use Tools
Long-time fans of the Far Side (like me) can say that Gary Larson’s legendary comic strip predicted this long ago.
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Jonathan Kirn/Getty Images Where You Live in the US Can Predict Which Dog Breeds You Love Most
America is obsessed with dogs. Not in a universal way, though.
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Who wants some. Photo: Azahara Falcon / Getty Images Adorable Tiny Deer Filmed Trying to Fight a Rhino at Polish Zoo
Everyone needs an animal palate cleanser now and then.
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JUAN GARTNER/GETTY IMAGES Everything We Know About the Strange New Species Discovered in the Great Salt Lake
The newly identified species, Diplolaimelloides woaabi, was detailed in a study released this past December.
