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Though a few spiders have six eyes, the default number is eight, usually arranged in two approximate rows, says Richard Jones ...

Will the mockingbird be dethroned after nearly 100 years as Florida's state bird? Some lawmakers want this pink replacement.

Though its route through Central Asia remains elusive, two German researchers believe they have discovered how — and why — ...

For some time now, I have been interested in what is popularly called cultured meat, or cultivated meat, or lab-grown meat.