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This Fish Really Does Need a Hole in Its Head
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The Confabulations of Oliver Sacks
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Tiny Mars has a Big Impact on Our Climate
New research shows the red planet plays an outsized role in Earth’s climate -
The “Far Side” Had It All Wrong—Cows Really Can Use Sophisticated Tools
Upending Gary Larson’s premise that cows are too daft to use tools -
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Your Infant Knows Exactly What Your Baby Talk Means
It may help infants learn vowel sounds -
Spaceflight Prematurely Ages Astronauts
New research looks at the effects of spaceflight on biological age -
Why the Do Nothing Challenge Doesn’t Do Much for You
Boredom lab researcher James Danckert says our collective obsession is misplaced -
How Coastlines Shape the Extinction Risk for Marine Invertebrates
Invertebrates that lived on north-south coastlines had better chances of survival -
Some Doctors Are Using Emojis With Patients More Often
Smileys are especially popular -
In Pursuit of a Psychedelic Without the Hallucination
Making magic mushrooms not quite so magic
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As Biodiversity Dwindles, Mosquitos Turn to Human Blood
We may not be tastier, but just more abundant these days
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Watch This Glacier Race into the Sea
High-tech radar technology offers an unprecedented look at escaping ice speeds on Greenland and Antarctica
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The First Observation of the Fiery Lifecycle of a Massive Solar Storm
“It’s a milestone in solar physics”
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I Turn Scientific Renderings of Space into Art
Illustrator Luís Calçada walks a fine line between scientific truth and imagination
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Horses Can Smell How You’re Feeling
If you lead with fear, they may respond with their own fearful behaviors
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Tyrannosaurids Took Their Time Growing to 17,000 Pounds
Forty-year growth periods may have given them a leg up in dominating their ecosystems
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The Accidental Discovery of Aristotle’s Paradigm-Shifting School
The ancient institution shaped education as we know it today -
The Search for Where Consciousness Lives in the Brain
A new technology could help scientists answer an old question -
C-Sections Have a Surprisingly Ancient History
And their meaning has shifted over millennia -
Why Europa Might Not Have Life After All
Europa’s seafloor might be “too quiet” to support life -
The Quest for the Perfect Lip-Synching Robot
Their mouths may move convincingly, but they’re far from lifelike—for now