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A Slime Mold Can Find a Short Route Through a Maze—Without a Brain
Physarum slime mold can shrink away from dead-end paths and keep an efficient connection between food sources. A classic Nature experiment showed how.
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Coravin Timeless Six+ Review
A hands-on look at the Coravin Timeless Six+ wine preservation system, its setup and $379 price, and whether it makes sense for a $9 bottle.
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Starfish Have Eyes at the Tips of Their Arms
Most known starfish species have small eyespots at their arm tips. Experiments showed that blue sea stars can use low-resolution vision to find their reef.
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Titan Has Lakes and Rain—but the Liquid Is Methane
Saturn’s moon Titan has lakes, rivers and rain made from methane and ethane, not water. NASA’s Cassini mission revealed a surprisingly Earthlike liquid cycle.
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Some Sea Slugs Shed Their Bodies and Grow New Ones From the Head
Two sacoglossan sea slug species can shed the main body—including the heart—and regenerate a new body from the surviving head.
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Scallops Have Up to 200 Eyes—and Their Eyes Use Mirrors
Scallops can carry up to 200 tiny blue eyes along the edge of their mantle. Instead of focusing light like our eyes, each eye uses a…
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Sperm Whales Blow Bubbles While Resting Vertically
Sperm whales can rest nearly upright beneath the surface. New 2026 research suggests bubble releases help them fine-tune buoyancy while they drift.
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Hagfish Make Slime That Can Clog a Predator’s Gills
Hagfish can release a fibrous slime that expands in seawater and interferes with a fish predator’s gills. Then the hagfish can knot its own body to…
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Leaf-Tailed Geckos Can Disappear Against Tree Bark
Some Madagascar leaf-tailed geckos hide against bark by flattening their bodies, blurring their edges and matching lichen. Here’s how it works.
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Tardigrades Can Dry Out and Survive. Being a Water Bear Is Complicated.
Tardigrades can enter a dormant state during drying, but they are not indestructible. Their survival depends on species and conditions.