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These beetles eat rotting flesh—and could unlock the next generation of antibiotics
Known for spending much of its life underground, the little-known American burying beetle could hold the key to developing ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
You Might Think of Shrimp as Bugs of the Sea. But a Remarkable Discovery Shows the Opposite: Bugs Are Actually Shrimp of the Land
Shrimp look an awful lot like bugs. The exoskeletons, jointed legs and compound eyes of both groups of living things give ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch2d
Transfer train knocked Spiders football into spring remodel, with lots of company
The lure of a grander stage, and compensation considerations, have college football players transferring like never before.
USA Today3d
Watch: Alabama State basketball advances in March Madness with miracle Hail Mary
The Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team has won its first NCAA Tournament game, thanks to a Hail Mary in their First Four victory over the St. Francis Red Flash on Tuesday. The Hornets ...
WNCT4d
Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital
Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick, marking his first ...
Central Illinois Proud5d
Pedestrian identified after deadly crash in Washington
Michael Ayers, 35, was struck by a vehicle while crossing a road in Washington and was pronounced dead at OSF HealthCare St.
National Geographic news6d
How Thailand became a world leader in edible insects
Captivated by his stories of surviving on bugs during his military service in World War II, she spent her childhood scouring the dry fields for crickets, bamboo worms, and scarab beetles hiding in ...