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Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

16 May 2018

All the green-blooded lizards in the world live in New Guinea, but it turns out the trait has evolved there independently at least four times
Medicine for sick koalas turns out to actually kill them

Medicine for sick koalas turns out to actually kill them

21 March 2018

Koalas are often given antibiotics to treat a lethal strain of chlamydia, but the medicines often kill the koalas by wiping out friendly bacteria in their guts
Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

25 January 2018

The deaths of five Ugandan chimpanzees have been traced to a human cold virus, and DNA tests suggest all African chimps are vulnerable

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