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ANIMALS Electric eels get on their prey’s nerves By Stephen Ornes, Dec 30, 2014 09:30 am Electric eels wield remote control over their prey’s muscle movements. They do this by zapping their nervous system. Experiments suggest the creatures use these paralyzing bursts of energy to hunt, too. Read More Read More»

CHEMISTRY, SPACE Asteroid impacts may have sparked life on Earth By Stephen Ornes, Dec 29, 2014 09:30 am The energy produced by comets and asteroids that collide with Earth may have been strong enough to start life. Read More Read More»

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