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New Frankenstein Spider Found in Thailand Is Half Male and Half Female

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Secret to 117-Year-Old Woman&rsquo;s Longevity Revealed Through DNA Sequencing

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This Animal Mother Is the Only on Record to Bear Offspring That Aren&#39;t the Same Species

Grand Prismatic Pool at Yellowstone National Park

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One of the Oldest Organisms on Earth Thrives in Yellowstone&rsquo;s Scalding Hydrothermal Features

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Our Fingers and Toes Trace Their Origins to a Surprising Structure in Fish, And It Isn&rsquo;t Their Fins

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Frequent Volcano Eruptions Can Wipe Out Plant Species, But Also Help Them Evolve and Thrive

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Here&rsquo;s How Language Changes Through Human Contact, According to Genetics

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Early Neanderthals and Classic Neanderthals Likely Experienced a Genetic Bottleneck 110,000 Years Ago

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Environment

Glow-in-the-Dark Succulent Plants May Lead to Glowing Trees Replacing Streetlights

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Source of History&#39;s First Plague Pandemic Has Been Unearthed in Buried Teeth

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The pygmy seahorse is just the size of a thumbnail and is difficult to spot thanks to its camouflage.

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Pygmy Seahorses Lost Their Long Snout, And It&rsquo;s Kept Them Alive For 18 Million Years

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Giraffes Are Long-Necked and Spotted, and Apparently Four Separate Species

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遗传学

泰国发现新的科学怪人蜘蛛，一半雄性一半雌性

通过DNA测序揭示117岁女性的长寿秘诀

这种动物母亲是唯一有记录的产下非同种后代的个体

地球上最古老的生物之一在黄石公园滚烫的热液地貌中茁壮成长

我们的手指和脚趾的起源可追溯到鱼类中一个令人惊讶的结构，而且不是它们的鳍

频繁的火山喷发可以消灭植物物种，但也有助于它们进化和繁荣

根据遗传学研究，语言是如何通过人类接触而改变的

早期尼安德特人与经典尼安德特人可能在11万年前经历了一次遗传瓶颈

夜光多肉植物可能促成发光树木取代路灯

历史上首次瘟疫大流行的源头在被埋藏的牙齿中被发现

侏儒海马失去了长吻，这使它们存活了1800万年

长颈鹿脖子长且有斑点，而且显然是四个独立的物种

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