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It might not be common in the US right now, but eating insects have several benefits and could become more popular in the near future.
Just like animals, plants are driven to reproduce. Find out more about one of their methods of transportation, zoochory.
What do you look for in a home? Even creatures of the sea want to live somewhere nice, and their needs aren’t that different from yours.
Our age, the Anthropocene era, is distinctive in many ways. The fossils we leave behind might show this in the future.
Why do mammals live together? There's some benefits to living with others.
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.