The Onymacris plana, a darkling beetle, is the first known land animal that gets cooler as it exercises, scientists said.

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Duncan Mitchell has received funding from South African National Research Foundation, South African Medical Research Council, Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, Australian Research Council. Joh R. Henschel ...

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In late winter 2025, botanists and field researchers documented an extraordinary bloom of the Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) in Namibia’s Namib Desert. This succulent plant, usually known for its ...

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