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Researchers have created a new type of fiber that can perform like a muscle actuator, in many ways better than other options that exist today. And, most importantly, these muscle-like fibers are simple to make and recycle.

Zebra finches innovate solutions to novel foraging tasks, where sometimes success is related to personality type.

Plesiosaurs are characterized by four uniform flippers. It was possible to reconstruct whether they used these in a rowing or flying motion underwater thanks to a combination of paleontological and engineering methods.

The intriguing Australian sleepy lizard has raised new questions about vertebrate immunity after the surprise discovery of the evolutionary disappearance of genes needed for some T cell production in squamates. Researchers conclude taht it's likely that all squamates (snakes and lizards) are missing one set of T lymphocyte cells -- paving the way for new research into what these T cells do in other animals, including humans.