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Bizarre Discovery Reveals Chlamydia-Like Bacteria Beneath The Arctic Seafloor

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Bizarre Discovery Reveals Chlamydia-Like Bacteria Beneath The Arctic Seafloor

George Dvorsky

Hundreds Of Critically Endangered Vultures Killed In Possible Poisoning

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Hundreds Of Critically Endangered Vultures Killed In Possible Poisoning

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Female Biologists Bring Much-Needed Perspective To Science

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Female Biologists Bring Much-Needed Perspective To Science

Hannah Thomasy

Scientists Create Snapshot Of How The New Coronavirus Latches Onto Human Cells

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Scientists Create Snapshot Of How The New Coronavirus Latches Onto Human Cells

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Prehistoric ‘Cat’ Skull Actually Belonged To An Ancestor Of Modern Wolverines

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Prehistoric ‘Cat’ Skull Actually Belonged To An Ancestor Of Modern Wolverines

George Dvorsky

Cat Food Foils Scientists

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Cat Food Foils Scientists

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Your Dog’s Ice-Cold Nose May Be A Sensor For Detecting Heat At Distance

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Your Dog’s Ice-Cold Nose May Be A Sensor For Detecting Heat At Distance

George Dvorsky

Solar Storms Could Confuse Whales And Cause Mass Strandings

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Solar Storms Could Confuse Whales And Cause Mass Strandings

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

These Birds Learned To Avoid Yucky Food By Watching Videos On The Computer

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These Birds Learned To Avoid Yucky Food By Watching Videos On The Computer

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Create Atomic-Level Image Of The New Coronavirus’ Potential Achilles Heel

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Scientists Create Atomic-Level Image Of The New Coronavirus’ Potential Achilles Heel

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

These Crows Evolved Into A New Species, Boned The Old Species Too Much, Now Back Where They Started

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These Crows Evolved Into A New Species, Boned The Old Species Too Much, Now Back Where They Started

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Meet Iowa’s 400,000 Year Old Living Fossil

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Meet Iowa’s 400,000 Year Old Living Fossil

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Turned A Normal Jellyfish Into A Speedy Cyborg Jellyfish

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Scientists Turned A Normal Jellyfish Into A Speedy Cyborg Jellyfish

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Bird Went Extinct, Then Evolution Recreated It

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This Bird Went Extinct, Then Evolution Recreated It

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Using A DNA-Based ‘Computer,’ Scientists Get The Square Root Of 900

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Using A DNA-Based ‘Computer,’ Scientists Get The Square Root Of 900

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Describe Trove Of New Bird Species On Indonesian Islands

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Scientists Describe Trove Of New Bird Species On Indonesian Islands

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why Are Whales Big, But Not Bigger?

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Why Are Whales Big, But Not Bigger?

M. Savoca and J. Goldbogen and N. Pyenson

A New Study Shows An Animal’s Lifespan Is Written In DNA — For Humans, It’s 38 Years

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A New Study Shows An Animal’s Lifespan Is Written In DNA — For Humans, It’s 38 Years

Benjamin Mayne

Scientists Sequence The Genome Of America’s Famous Extinct Parakeet

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Scientists Sequence The Genome Of America’s Famous Extinct Parakeet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Examining How Primates Make Vowel Sounds Pushes Timeline For Speech Evolution Back By 27 Million Years

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Examining How Primates Make Vowel Sounds Pushes Timeline For Speech Evolution Back By 27 Million Years

Thomas R. Sawallis and Louis-Jean Boë

Ancient Penguins Were As Tall As People, And We’ve Discovered The Evolutionary Link

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Ancient Penguins Were As Tall As People, And We’ve Discovered The Evolutionary Link

Jacob Blokland

New NYC Law Would Require New Buildings To Have Bird-Friendly Windows

2 years ago

New NYC Law Would Require New Buildings To Have Bird-Friendly Windows

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Fear Insect Populations Are Shrinking, Here Are Six Ways To Help

2 years ago

Scientists Fear Insect Populations Are Shrinking, Here Are Six Ways To Help

D. Yeates and K. Hogendoorn and M. Sanders

Humans Alone Were Responsible For This Big Atlantic Seabird’s Extinction, New Evidence Shows

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Humans Alone Were Responsible For This Big Atlantic Seabird’s Extinction, New Evidence Shows

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Sterilisation Breakdown Potentially Exposes Nearly 1,200 Patients To Infectious Diseases

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Sterilisation Breakdown Potentially Exposes Nearly 1,200 Patients To Infectious Diseases

George Dvorsky

I Have To Tell You Something Very Important About Honeybees

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I Have To Tell You Something Very Important About Honeybees

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Deep-Sea Vents Might Solve Mystery Of Ancient Ocean Carbon

2 years ago

Deep-Sea Vents Might Solve Mystery Of Ancient Ocean Carbon

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Stunning Fossil Discovery Uncovers The Second-Most Primitive Flying Bird

2 years ago

Stunning Fossil Discovery Uncovers The Second-Most Primitive Flying Bird

George Dvorsky

DNA Could Be One Of A Million Possible Genetic Molecules

2 years ago

DNA Could Be One Of A Million Possible Genetic Molecules

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Do Fish Sleep?

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How Do Fish Sleep?

Culum Brown

Some Animals Pause Their Own Pregnancies, But How They Do It Is Still A Mystery

2 years ago

Some Animals Pause Their Own Pregnancies, But How They Do It Is Still A Mystery

Jane Fenelon

Why Do Placebos ‘Work’?

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Why Do Placebos ‘Work’?

Scientists Find New Crustacean Species Living In Whale Shark’s Gills

2 years ago

Scientists Find New Crustacean Species Living In Whale Shark’s Gills

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

These Migrating Eagles Accidentally Racked Up Enormous Phone Bill

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These Migrating Eagles Accidentally Racked Up Enormous Phone Bill

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Incredible New Fossils Show How Quickly Mammals Took Over After Dinosaur Extinction

2 years ago

Incredible New Fossils Show How Quickly Mammals Took Over After Dinosaur Extinction

Could Protein Spun Like Cotton Candy Make Lab-Grown Steak Possible?

Science & Health

2 years ago

Could Protein Spun Like Cotton Candy Make Lab-Grown Steak Possible?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Debut Precise New Gene-Editing Technique That Overcomes Some Of CRISPR’s Problems

2 years ago

Scientists Debut Precise New Gene-Editing Technique That Overcomes Some Of CRISPR’s Problems

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

World’s Loudest Bird Shrieks Directly Into Potential Mates’ Faces

Science & Health

2 years ago

World’s Loudest Bird Shrieks Directly Into Potential Mates’ Faces

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Do Not Fear The Brainless Blob Monster

Science & Health

2 years ago

Do Not Fear The Brainless Blob Monster

Scientists Use Lab-Grown Brains To Study What Makes Us Human

Science & Health

2 years ago

Scientists Use Lab-Grown Brains To Study What Makes Us Human

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

2019 Nobel Prize In Medicine Goes To Researchers Who Unravelled How Cells Sense Oxygen

Science & Health

2 years ago

2019 Nobel Prize In Medicine Goes To Researchers Who Unravelled How Cells Sense Oxygen

Newly Identified Electric Eel Species Is Most Shocking Animal Ever

Science & Health

2 years ago

Newly Identified Electric Eel Species Is Most Shocking Animal Ever

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

What’s The Best Medicine?

Science & Health

2 years ago

What’s The Best Medicine?

Scientists Discover New Beaked Whale Species Off Japanese Coast

Science & Health

2 years ago

Scientists Discover New Beaked Whale Species Off Japanese Coast

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How I Tried To Sell The ‘Healing’ Crystals In My Ears

2 years ago

How I Tried To Sell The ‘Healing’ Crystals In My Ears

Eleanor Cummins

Crows Get Higher Cholesterol From Eating Our Cheeseburgers

Science & Health

2 years ago

Crows Get Higher Cholesterol From Eating Our Cheeseburgers

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Which Animal Will Develop Human-Level Intelligence In The Future?

2 years ago

Which Animal Will Develop Human-Level Intelligence In The Future?

Nah Or Aww? Human-Size Penguins Once Waddled Across New Zealand

Science & Health

2 years ago

Nah Or Aww? Human-Size Penguins Once Waddled Across New Zealand

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Can You Laugh To Death?

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Can You Laugh To Death?

Timid, Secretive, Mildly Venomous Snake Missing At American Zoo In The Middle Of A Thunderstorm

Science & Health

2 years ago

Timid, Secretive, Mildly Venomous Snake Missing At American Zoo In The Middle Of A Thunderstorm

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How To Stop Seagulls From Stealing Your Food Or At Least Make Them Feel Guilty About It

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2 years ago

How To Stop Seagulls From Stealing Your Food Or At Least Make Them Feel Guilty About It

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Deadly Germ Lab Shut Down Due To Sloppy Work, Leaky Equipment

Science & Health

2 years ago

Deadly Germ Lab Shut Down Due To Sloppy Work, Leaky Equipment

George Dvorsky

Scientists Discover New Bug Species Because Of Its Weird Dick

Science & Health

2 years ago

Scientists Discover New Bug Species Because Of Its Weird Dick

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Turtle Embryos May Be Able To Choose Their Own Sex, Study Finds

Science & Health

2 years ago

Turtle Embryos May Be Able To Choose Their Own Sex, Study Finds

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Japan Approves Scientist’s Plan To Create World’s First Humanimals

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Japan Approves Scientist’s Plan To Create World’s First Humanimals

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Tiny Fossil Tooth Found In The Amazon May Have Come From Ancient, Baseball-Size Monkey

Science & Health

2 years ago

Tiny Fossil Tooth Found In The Amazon May Have Come From Ancient, Baseball-Size Monkey

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Did This Egg Get ‘Bigger Than Before’?

Science & Health

2 years ago

How Did This Egg Get ‘Bigger Than Before’?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Gull Embryos Might Communicate With Each Other Through Their Eggshells

Science & Health

2 years ago

Gull Embryos Might Communicate With Each Other Through Their Eggshells

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Find A New Kind Of Cell That Helps Heal The Heart

Science & Health

2 years ago

Scientists Find A New Kind Of Cell That Helps Heal The Heart

Ed Cara

A Blackbird Blowing ‘Smoke’ Rings Wins Top Prize At The 2019 Audubon Photography Awards

Science & Health

2 years ago

A Blackbird Blowing ‘Smoke’ Rings Wins Top Prize At The 2019 Audubon Photography Awards

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Ancient DNA Helps Trace The Origin Of Domestic Cattle

Science & Health

2 years ago

Ancient DNA Helps Trace The Origin Of Domestic Cattle

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Fossilised Teeth Suggest Some Ancient Crocodiles Were Vegetarians

Science & Health

2 years ago

Fossilised Teeth Suggest Some Ancient Crocodiles Were Vegetarians

Ancient Bird Weighed Nearly 1,000 Pounds But Could Still Haul Arse Like An Ostrich

Science & Health

2 years ago

Ancient Bird Weighed Nearly 1,000 Pounds But Could Still Haul Arse Like An Ostrich

How Scientists Filmed A Giant Squid In North American Waters For The First Time

Science & Health

2 years ago

How Scientists Filmed A Giant Squid In North American Waters For The First Time

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Even The Flies Inside Hospitals Carry Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Science & Health

2 years ago

Even The Flies Inside Hospitals Carry Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Odd Skull In Museum Finally Confirmed As A Narhwal-Beluga Hybrid

Science & Health

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Odd Skull In Museum Finally Confirmed As A Narhwal-Beluga Hybrid

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

No, Using A Mobile Phone Isn’t Causing You To Grow A Horn

Science & Health

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No, Using A Mobile Phone Isn’t Causing You To Grow A Horn

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Meet The New King Of Trilobites, R. Rex

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Meet The New King Of Trilobites, R. Rex

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Norwegian City Wants To Abolish Time

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A Norwegian City Wants To Abolish Time

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Huge, Shaggy Head Of 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Unearthed In Siberia

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Huge, Shaggy Head Of 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Unearthed In Siberia

What Makes Things Slimy?

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What Makes Things Slimy?

This Compact System Lets Scientists See Biological Molecules In A Whole New Way

Science & Health

2 years ago

This Compact System Lets Scientists See Biological Molecules In A Whole New Way

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Human Microbiome Project Reveals Intimate Links Between Gut Bacteria And Preterm Pregnancies, IBD, And More

Science & Health

2 years ago

Human Microbiome Project Reveals Intimate Links Between Gut Bacteria And Preterm Pregnancies, IBD, And More

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Man Takes First-Ever Photo Of Living Colombian Weasel After Finding It Standing On His Toilet

Science & Health

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Man Takes First-Ever Photo Of Living Colombian Weasel After Finding It Standing On His Toilet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Incredible Fossil Shows Coordinated Swimming In A School Of Extinct Fish

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Incredible Fossil Shows Coordinated Swimming In A School Of Extinct Fish

George Dvorsky

Camera Trap Snaps Photo Of First Known Albino Giant Panda

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Camera Trap Snaps Photo Of First Known Albino Giant Panda

George Dvorsky

What’s The Horniest Animal?

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What’s The Horniest Animal?

How Does A Chimpanzee Eat A Tortoise? By Smashing It Like A Coconut

Science & Health

2 years ago

How Does A Chimpanzee Eat A Tortoise? By Smashing It Like A Coconut

George Dvorsky

How Are Doves And Sparrows Ending Up Inside Baby Sharks?

Science & Health

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How Are Doves And Sparrows Ending Up Inside Baby Sharks?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Breakthrough Means We Can Finally Detect The Colour Red In Ancient Fossils

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New Breakthrough Means We Can Finally Detect The Colour Red In Ancient Fossils

George Dvorsky

This Is Easily The Best Correction In Science Publishing This Month

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2 years ago

This Is Easily The Best Correction In Science Publishing This Month

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Create E. Coli With Entirely Synthetic Genome

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Scientists Create E. Coli With Entirely Synthetic Genome

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Feral Parrots Are Taking Over America

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Feral Parrots Are Taking Over America

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

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How Can We Stop The Collapse Of Nature?

Brian Kahn

Analysis Of Ancient DNA Suggests Finnish And Estonian Languages Came From Siberia

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Analysis Of Ancient DNA Suggests Finnish And Estonian Languages Came From Siberia

George Dvorsky

Some Deep-Sea Fish Can See Colour In Near Total Darkness

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Some Deep-Sea Fish Can See Colour In Near Total Darkness

George Dvorsky

Nanoparticle ISS Experiment Could Lead To New Anti-Ageing Therapies

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Nanoparticle ISS Experiment Could Lead To New Anti-Ageing Therapies

George Dvorsky

Will There Ever Be New Colours That We Can See?

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Will There Ever Be New Colours That We Can See?

Evidence Of Arsenic-Breathing Microbial Life Found In Pacific Ocean

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Evidence Of Arsenic-Breathing Microbial Life Found In Pacific Ocean

George Dvorsky

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For Men Who Will Try Anything To Get Taller, There’s A World Of Grifts And Gimmicks

This Fish Has Evolved To Thrive In Intensely Polluted Water

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This Fish Has Evolved To Thrive In Intensely Polluted Water

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Radioactive Carbon From Nuclear Tests Found In The Mariana Trench

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Radioactive Carbon From Nuclear Tests Found In The Mariana Trench

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astonishing Denisovan Fossil Discovery Traced Back To Unknown Buddhist Monk

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Astonishing Denisovan Fossil Discovery Traced Back To Unknown Buddhist Monk

George Dvorsky

Substandard, Superficial, And Absurd: Experts Slam The Science Behind The CRISPR Baby Experiment

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Substandard, Superficial, And Absurd: Experts Slam The Science Behind The CRISPR Baby Experiment

We Have To Do Something About Outdoor Cats

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We Have To Do Something About Outdoor Cats

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Around-the-World Expedition Finds 200,000 Species Of Viruses In The Oceans

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Around-the-World Expedition Finds 200,000 Species Of Viruses In The Oceans

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Great White Sharks Apparently Fear Murderous Orcas

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Great White Sharks Apparently Fear Murderous Orcas

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Much Longer Will Exercise Make Me Live?

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How Much Longer Will Exercise Make Me Live?

Meet The Wild Creatures That Roamed Ancient Texas

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Meet The Wild Creatures That Roamed Ancient Texas

The International Space Station Is A Cesspool Of Bacteria And Fungi, Study Finds

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The International Space Station Is A Cesspool Of Bacteria And Fungi, Study Finds