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The Tsetse Fly, Blood Meals and African Sleeping Sickness

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Get ready to explore one of Africa's most notorious insects: the tsetse fly. These tiny flies may not look like much, but they play a major role in spreading sleeping sickness, aka human African trypanosomiasis (HAT).

Saw-scaled Viper: Opportunistic, Fast and Highly Venomous

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The Indian saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) is one of the most infamous and dangerous Indian snakes. These venomous snakes are known for their speed, aggression and powerful venom, which makes them one of the deadliest snakes to humans.

What Does a Server Do?

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A network server is a computer system used as the central repository of data and various programs that are shared by users in a network. Learn about network servers from this article.

What would it take to save every endangered species?

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To save every endangered species we would need an incredible amount of planning and money. Learn more about what it would take to save every endangered species.

How Do Tardigrades Reproduce? Several Ways, It Turns Out

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The toughest animal in the world has just released its first sex tape, and as with all things water bear, things get pretty freaky.

Camel Spider: A Murderous Speed Demon of the Desert

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These arachnids are aggressive, unbelievably fast and love to murder ants for no reason, but don't worry - they're harmless.

Wasps Have an Image Problem, But Here's Why We Need Them

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Just like bees, wasps are pollinators that are also endangered. But you rarely hear anyone pleading to save wasps. A study finds out why.

How Do Animals Survive Major Storms?

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Miraculously many animals are able to ride out some of Mother Nature's most powerful storms. HowStuffWorks looks at just how they do it.

Tidal Bores Are Rare, Fast and Have Epic Waves

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The rare phenomenon of tidal bores happens in only a few places on the globe. HowStuffWorks looks at the conditions it takes for bore tides to occur.

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