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“Watch. Steven Haddock, one of the world experts on life-forms that make light, is about to nudge the animal with a glass stick.” Olivia Judson on the glowing creatures of the oceans.

“Ellie Lobel was ready to die. Then she was attacked by bees… She thinks they saved her life.” Incredible story by Christie Wilcox.

Department of Unintended Consequences: Attempts to kill rattlesnakes accidentally killed off a snake-eating snake, leading to more venomous snakes. By Jason Goldman.

Like a cosmic wrecking ball, Jupiter may have wiped ancient worlds off the map of our solar system. By Andrew Fazekas

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