A grayscale tomography image of snake tissue
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Researchers visualize the snake clitoris in detail for the first time, finding evidence that the organ may be evolutionarily important for snake sex.

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Male Snakes Cannibalizing Females Present Evolutionary Puzzle

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Infographic: Animal Embryos Coopt Sound to Survive and Thrive

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Embryonic Eavesdropping: How Animals Hear and Respond to Sound

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Slideshow: How Animal Embryos Eavesdrop on the Outside World

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Snakes on a Plain

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How to Reintroduce a Long-Lost Species

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Snake Venom Gland Organoids Produce Functional Toxins

Image of the Day: Snake in Smoke

Image of the Day: Making Waves

Image of the Day: Snakes Alive

Researchers Look to Sex Pheromones to Trap an Invasive Snake

Image of the Day: Snacking on Snails

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The Black Mamba is the longest, fastest and most dangerous venomous snake of Africa.

Snake Venoms Cause and Block Pain

Image of the Day: Overkill

Snake Sex Determination Dogma Overturned

A Snake Species Not Seen Alive for 64 Years Appears in Brazil

Snake Secrets

Behavior Brief

Genome Digest

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Universe 25 Experiment

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ALS Disturbs Sleep Prior to Symptom Onset

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How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

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Aerobic Bacteria May Predate Earth’s Oxygen Boom

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The Future of CRISPR

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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April 1, 2025, Issue 1

Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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Comparing Analytical Solutions for High-Throughput Drug Discovery

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