California has a way of exaggerating things—mountains, deserts, and egos. But its insects? They take excess to another level.

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Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

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In the U.S., all commercial brands of yogurt taste really similar because they're made pretty much the same way, using only two industrial bacterial starters. But this wasn't always the case, says ...

Harvard University is one of the most revered institutions in the world, so when its academics publish new studies, people ...

Scientists identify 2 previously unsuspected bacteria that potentially contributed to the mass death of soldiers retreating ...