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Biology

One creature’s end is another’s beginning.

When your eyes adapt to color, you can see things that aren’t really there.

This colorful wall is a living terrarium.

Do you dare drink from a toilet?

A cube made from drinking straws can confuse your brain.

Observe physical and behavioral differences in locally collected creatures.

Foxwalking is a simple technique used by trackers like Doniga Markegard to avoid disturbing wildlife.

What can sea squirts teach us about ourselves?

See how sea squirts accumulate the toxic metal vanadium.

Light projected through a drop of water reveals an abundance of life.

Falling dominoes model signal transmission in a neuron.

How does solitary confinement affect the human brain?

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