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October 8, 2023
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Mysterious Jellyfish Actually 1,020 Worms Who Want To Be Poop
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October 6, 2023
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These Baby Beetle Backpacks Are Made Of Poop
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Sabrina Imbler
September 28, 2023
Creaturefector
Maker Of Mysterious Horseshoes On The Seafloor Finally Revealed
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Sabrina Imbler
September 21, 2023
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Sharks’ Best PR Team Might Be Working Too Hard
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Sabrina Imbler
September 15, 2023
Creaturefector
The Real Horse-Wives Of Hortobágy Aren’t Here To Hurt Feelings, But They Will Stirrup Trouble
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Sabrina Imbler
September 8, 2023
Creaturefector
Teen Gators Are Getting Into Golf
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Sabrina Imbler
September 1, 2023
Science
It’s OK That Ötzi The 5,000-Year-Old Ice Man Was Not Hot
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Sabrina Imbler
August 30, 2023
Life Lessons
How A Fat Baseball Ass And Four Lesbians Turned Me Into A Sports Fan
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Sabrina Imbler
August 25, 2023
Creaturefector
A Unified Theory Of Deep-Sea Fish Aesthetics; Or, The Deeper You Go The Cuter They Get
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Sabrina Imbler
August 17, 2023
Creaturefector
Trumpetfish Are Champions Of Hide And Sneak
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Sabrina Imbler
August 10, 2023
Creaturefector
Why He Look Like That?
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Sabrina Imbler
August 8, 2023
Science
The Settlement For Henrietta Lacks’s Family Is Momentous, But It’s Just One Step
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Sabrina Imbler
August 3, 2023
Creaturefector
Never Go In Against A Caecilian When Death Is On The Line
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Sabrina Imbler
July 28, 2023
Science
Here’s A Recap Of Lots Of Science Drama About Ancient Human Death
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Sabrina Imbler
July 24, 2023
Birdfector
There’s No Such Thing As Hostile Architecture When You’re A Bird
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Sabrina Imbler
July 19, 2023
Creaturefector
Sea Squirts Started From The Bottom, Now They’re Here
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Sabrina Imbler
July 10, 2023
Creaturefector
Maker Of Mysterious Octagons On The Seafloor Finally Revealed
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Sabrina Imbler
July 9, 2023
Creaturefector
They Found An Old Bug Ball
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Sabrina Imbler
July 6, 2023
Creaturefector
These Orangutans May Not Be Beatboxing But They’re Definitely Doing Something
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Sabrina Imbler
June 27, 2023
Creaturefector
Bone-Eating Worms Apparently Also Freaks For Teeth
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Sabrina Imbler
June 27, 2023
Science
What Is Extreme Tourism For?
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Sabrina Imbler
June 23, 2023
Zillowing Out
A 2,200-Year-Old Poop Donut In Which We Can Raise Our Hatchlings
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Sabrina Imbler
June 17, 2023
Creaturefector
When A Turtle Is A Taxi For Shrimp
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Sabrina Imbler
June 9, 2023
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Let Yam Yam Host ‘Survivor’
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