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Rattlesnakes modulate their rattling frequency to trick other animals into thinking the distance between them is shorter than it really is. Read More »
Proboscis monkeys from Borneo and cows do have something in common: they both chew their cuds.
The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile is the driest desert on Earth. The only life there is microbial, and researchers study it to get an idea of what we might find on Mars.
One study proposes that this “sort of a man” described as “shortish, and oldish, and brownish and mossy” could have been inspired by the patas monkey.
Paleontologists constantly search for new species of fossilized creatures from the distant past to expand our understanding of the history of life on Earth.
Mosquitoes always seem to find us, no matter how hard we try to get away. How do they do it?
Today's Surprising Science looks at the emerging field of astromycology and how fungi might just hold the key to our space exploration efforts.
Our last Surprising Science took us out of this world to learn more about how scientists determine potentially habitable planets. Today, we’re back on Earth to look at how some of our smallest life forms are impacting the art world.
How does introducing a new species impact an environment? The unique case of the Lazarus lizard shows there's more than one possible outcome.
Scientific breakthroughs can come from some surprising sources. Today's episode of Surprising Science looks at how different branches can create breakthroughs in other fields.
Scientific breakthroughs can come from surprising sources. In the second installment of this series, we look at another recent example of this.