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Some Patients Who ‘Died’ but Survived Report Lucid ‘Near-Death Experiences,’ a New Study Shows
In some cardiac arrest patients, a flurry of brain activity during life-saving CPR may be a sign of a “near-death experience”
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In some cardiac arrest patients, a flurry of brain activity during life-saving CPR may be a sign of a “near-death experience”
A hogfish may provide the first example of a vertebrate with specialized light-detecting cells that reside outside the central nervous system
It turns out there are two species of mysterious, venomous pygmy lorises
Hyperintelligent octopuses just got weirder: scientists have found the cephalopods can recode their brain when temperatures change
A young mountain gorilla who is able to survive the tough early years may live as long or longer than peers who coasted through their youth without incident
An unusual semiconductor is making physicists rethink the science of extreme conditions
Like chimpanzees, bees can learn specific strategies for opening a puzzle box and accessing a reward inside by mimicking the behavior of their trained mates
A call for help sounds to ensure survival of a 140-year-old fishing partnership pairing cetaceans and humans
Animals with a backbone may have first emitted something akin to bleeps, grunts, crackles, toots and snorts more than 400 million years ago
Elephants use 20 copies of a key cancer-fighting gene—and humans just have one
Climate change may be leading to strange hostilities between different animal species over limited resources
A machine-learning algorithm predicts that more than half of the thousands of species whose conservation status has yet to be assessed are probably in danger of disappearing for good
Their efforts could benefit countless others in need of an end-of-life measure
The numbers of lives lost and dollars spent would have been significantly lower if coverage had been extended to everyone, a new study says
Genetic mutations related to production of the stress hormone cortisol may have played a role in the process of canine domestication
Natural selection propels the giraffe family to absolute extremes—and it is not just about the absurdly long necks
Parasites play an outsize role in balancing ecosystems, and some species may be in danger
An assessment of chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos reveals that our economic “footprint” is the primary driver of great apes’ fate
Fish species were found deliberately chafing on sharks around the world, though why they do so is not entirely clear
Poaching brings evolutionary pressure for tusklessness
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