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Honeybees Dance to Give Directions
The waggle dance tells sisters where the flowers are — and how far.
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Birds Are Dinosaurs. Really.
Feathers, wishbones and a 150-million-year family tree.
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The Toughest Animal on Earth Is Smaller Than a Grain of Sand
Tardigrades can survive freezing, boiling and even space.
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Three Hearts and Blue Blood: Meet the Octopus
One of the smartest animals on Earth is built nothing like us.
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Do Trees Talk? What the Science Really Says
Fungal networks connect roots — but scientists are still debating what that means.
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