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Crows Hold Grudges and Never Forget Your Face
Scientists proved that crows remember individual human faces for years ? and will recruit crow friends to help seek revenge on anyone who wronged them.
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That Fresh Rain Smell? You're Actually Sniffing Bacteria
The beloved scent of rain on dry earth has a name ? petrichor ? and it's mostly created by a soil bacterium that releases a molecule your nose can detect at parts-per-trillion concentrations.
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Crows Hold Grudges and Gossip About You to Their Friends
Scientists confirmed crows recognize individual human faces, remember them for years, and warn other crows ? who've never met you ? that you're trouble.
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Meet the Tardigrade: The Toughest Critter in the Known Universe
Tardigrades are microscopic eight-legged animals that have survived all five of Earth's mass extinction events ? and in 2007, a batch were sent to outer space unprotected. They were fine.
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