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Some species make venoms that are deadly. With more research, those toxic compounds could yield useful medicines.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/meet-the-venomous-caterpillars
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsThe caterpillars that can kill youSome species make venoms that are deadly. With more research, those toxic compounds could yield useful medicines.
Picture your body: It’s a collection of cells carrying thousands of DNA errors accrued over a lifetime — many harmless, some bad, and at least a few that may be good for you.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2025/we-are-all-genetic-mosaics-clones
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsWe are all genetic mosaicsPicture your body: It’s a collection of cells carrying thousands of DNA errors accrued over a lifetime — many harmless, some bad, and at least a few that may be good for you.
The mycorrhizae that live among and in plant roots can boost the health of certain species, and even whole ecosystems — but scientists warn against a one-size-fits-all approach.
Shi En Kim
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsWhy scientists are enlisting fungi to save endangered plantsThe mycorrhizae that live among and in plant roots can boost the health of certain species, and even whole ecosystems — but scientists warn against a one-size-fits-all approach
Like humans, capuchins are curious, manipulative, almost obsessively social and not to be messed with, and there is a lot we can learn from them on how culture, including our own, evolves.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/meet-the-capuchin-monkey
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsMeet the capuchin monkey: Curious, creative and vengefulUCLA’s Susan Perry has devoted decades to studying the fast-motion life of these New World primates and learning how the young acquire the skills they need to thrive
The right kind of silence can be golden, revitalizing and strengthening a relationship
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2025/psychology-of-silence-between-couples
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsQuiet couples: Alone time togetherThe right kind of silence can be golden, revitalizing and strengthening a relationship
Deadwood typically represents less than a tenth of the organic matter in forests, but plays an outsized role in supporting fungi, bacteria, insects and other life forms.
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsThe teeming life of dead treesRotting logs turn out to be vital to forest biodiversity and recycling organic matter
How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2025/how-farmers-can-help-save-migrating-water-loving-birds #KnowableMagazine #ScienceMastodon