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Sauropods would have contributed as much as 520,000 million kilograms of greenhouse gasses to the Mesozoic atmosphere each year. Image: Shutterstock

Dinosaur farts could have contributed to global warming

Gaseous emissions from giant herbivores may have been enough to warm the Earth.

Image: Penn University

Zombie ants and the fungus that saves them

Newly discovered parasite fights the zombie-ant fungus.

A male gambusia. Image: Bart Adriaenssens

Changing climate could affect pest fertility

A noxious fish species could benefit from increasing temperatures.

Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world, and can reach speed of up to 112 kilometres per hour. Image: Villiers Steyn/Shutterstock

Bigger isn’t always better—or faster

Lizard study reveals why cheetahs are the world’s fastest animal.

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Motherly love in the animal kingdom

Small-eye pigmy sharks' derbellies are covered in tiny, light-emitting photophores that are able to fill their revealing silhouettes. Image: © Dr J. Mallefet / Dr J.Claes FNRS/  UCL

Glowing can be an effective camouflage

Small-eye pigmy sharks’ bellies shine to disguise them from predators.

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The empire of the micro

Directed by Austrian artist Clemens Wirth, this two-minute film takes you into the realm of the micro.

This shows a cannibalized male Argiope bruennichi inside the female's web. Image: S.M.Zimmer

Choosing the right partner is a survival skill

  Love is a battlefield—and the male wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) is one of its survivors.

Best Overall: Orange headshield sea slug

2012 University of Miami Underwater Photography Contest

The model contains accurate organs and fake blood. Image: The University of Sydney

‘The Matrix’ helps cats and dogs

Veterinary science and Matrix know-how has created a cutting-edge model that will put an end to unrestricted breeding of cats and dogs.

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