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New species of 'assassin spider' discovered for first time by researchers
The US Sun· 6 days agoSCIENTISTS have discovered a new spider species - and the animals are looking for their next meal....
Australia reports first human avian flu infection
Reuters· 8 hours agoThe H5N1 strain of avian flu has swept the globe in recent years, killing billions of farmed and wild birds and spreading to tens of mammal species....
More kinds of ticks, longer season as experts warn ‘Illinois is at the frontline’
Chicago Tribune· 12 minutes agoAs tick season approaches, experts warn that Illinois residents should be even more wary as the type...
‘Bizarre’ creature — that hunts like an ‘assassin’ — discovered as new species. See it
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWhitsunday, Queensland, is a region along the northeastern coast of Australia, about 1,500 miles...
Scientists Have Decoded the Secret History of the Mysterious ‘Tree of Life’
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 1 day agoAfter immense genetic study of all extant species, a new study confirms that the ‘tree of life’...
Chickens, ducks, seals and cows: a dangerous bird flu strain is knocking on Australia’s door
The Conversation· 11 hours agoA dangerous strain of avian influenza (bird flu) is now wreaking havoc on every continent except Australia and the rest of Oceania. Penguins in Antarctica, pelicans in Peru ...
We finally know how cockroaches conquered the world
National Geographic· 2 days agoIf you ask me to name one species or organism that I respect the most, it’s probably the German cockroach. Asian cockroaches fly toward light sources,...
Bizarre evolutionary roots of Africa's iconic upside-down baobab trees revealed
LiveScience· 5 days agoThe iconic, "upside-down" baobab tree first emerged on the island of Madagascar, new research into...
Scientists Uncover the Ancient Origins of Baobab Trees in Genetic Study
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day agoEight living species of the baobab genus Adansonia exist worldwide: one in mainland Africa, six in...
Turtle’s Unusual Gait Reveals An Explorer Far From Home
IFLScience· 1 day agoWhen Janet and Stephen Boxall saw a sea turtle on Campwin Beach in Queensland, Australia, they...