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Photo credit: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Can Crabs Think? Can Lobsters Feel?

What about shrimp? Their brains turn out to have memory and learning centers, which has triggered an evolution squabble. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Emily Rusch via Unsplash.

Many “Miracles”: Navigation Arose Independently Across Diverse Animal Species

From sea turtles to the family dog, animals travel unerringly over long distances using geophysical cues. And it all evolved, independently, by chance! Believe that? Read More ›
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Photo: Bathocyroe fosteri, a ctenophore, by Marsh Youngbluth [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Design in the First Animals

Scientists debate whether ctenophores are the earliest animals to appear in the Cambrian explosion. If so, they arrived with multiple tissues, a nervous system, and a digestive system. Read More ›
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Photo: An olive ridley sea turtle at the Long Beach Aquarium, Long Beach, CA.

Sea Turtles Swim Against the Darwin Current

Was there ever a more incongruous animal to imagine being a swimming champion? Read More ›

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