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Biology Explained

CNET experts talk about life — from microorganisms to massive deep sea creatures.

A ghostly whitish octopus with arms extending out and flappy ears swims in darkness.

Watch Rare Video of Ghostly Dumbo Octopus in the Deep Sea

Behold the flappy ears of one of the cutest ocean creatures known to humankind.

By Amanda Kooser

Artist's illustration of two pre-dino Pampaphoneus biccai looking like stocky big lizards with big teeth in a forest.

'Gnarly-Looking Beast' Revealed in 265-Million-Year-Old Fossil

By Amanda Kooser

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A Lizard Fossil, Found in a Storeroom Cupboard, Rewrites History

By Jackson Ryan

A pink iguana stands among some bushes. A mountain is in the background.

At Last, Scientists Have Found the Pink Iguana Babies

By Monisha Ravisetti

Doctors in an operating room are wearing clinical gear and performing open heart surgery on a patient.

Study: Black Patients Have Lower Access to Newer, Safer Heart Surgeries

By Monisha Ravisetti

the head of a brownish yellow death adder rests on its slender body

Scientists Have Finally Found the Clitoris in Snakes

By Jackson Ryan

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