The red berries of the underground palm are just visible at the soil surface.
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A recently discovered palm tree has an unusual survival strategy - it flowers and fruits beneath the ground
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Prepping is fast becoming mainstream, but new government advice fails to address inequality, and could cause division between the haves and have-nots.
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When the water and air are warm, the primary problem is dehydration.
Extreme heat can put lives at risk, making accurate forecasts essential for people working outdoors.
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Three economists looked at years of temperature and death data and calculated the costs when forecasts miss the mark.
A young cuckoo being fed by its adoptive mother.
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The natural world is awash with liars – here are nature’s best.
Even solitary animals, like the octopus, learn survival tricks from other animals.
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How the social lives of animals help them survive.
A herd of wildebeest sharing the task of watching out for predators.
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False alarms are common in prey animals, but what causes them and how can they be avoided?
Penguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.
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Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Climate change is having an impact.
At the end of ‘Don’t Look Up,’ the protagonists gather for a final meal.
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The end is often envisioned the same way: abruptly, hopelessly and completely. How does this constrain the range of possible solutions?
Penguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.
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Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. A new study shows the risk they face from climate change.
Boys are often allowed to stray farther from home without adult supervision than girls are.
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Although some parents may be reluctant to let their children explore their surroundings alone, allowing kids to wander can help build their sense of direction.
A glasswing butterfly’s see-through wings help predators see right through them.
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Transparency is an evolved characteristic of some species to help them survive, even when predators are staring directly at them.
The discovery of effective drugs and experience treating COVID-19 gives patients a much better chance at recovery today than early on in the pandemic.
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Death rates for hospitalized COVID-19 patients fell from 25.6% in March to 7.6% in August, according to a new study on three hospitals in New York. A study in the UK found similar results.
Kyla Henry, from Roseau River and Winnipeg, performs a Jingle Dress dance with Carson Robinson, from Sagkeeng First Nation, during a concert at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg in June 2018.
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Indigenous communities are connecting over digital communities to survive and resist.
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When seconds stretch into minutes.
The fifth episode of the To the moon and beyond podcast series explores where we will be travelling in 2069.
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We spoke at length with a series of self-identified preppers. It became clear that most aren’t so out of the ordinary.
Human self awareness is an evolutionary outcome, but where has it brought us?
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Understanding the evolutionary roots of what draws us to delusions of legacy and distractions of leisure will help us address the environmental challenges of the 21st century.
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Sometimes, two different animals will evolve to have a similar adaptation, even when they are not closely related. Flight is an excellent example.
Eugenics was previously the realm of social biology.
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If those who survive are the fittest, does that also make them the best? And if so, is engineering ‘better’ babies just evolution, or another step in a long history of eugenics?