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Some People Are Better at Eavesdropping Than Others
New study shows what happens in our brains as we track multiple conversations
When Monkeys Enter the Uncanny Valley
3-D avatars of macaques fool their flesh-and-blood counterparts—up to point
Small, Cheap, and Full of Teeth: Baby Tyrannosaurs Were Plentiful and Precocious
Cat-sized tyrannosaur hatchlings had lots and lots of siblings
How This Emerging Tick-borne Virus Escapes Your Immune System
It hijacks a common process present in all cells
What a Picture of a Dog Has to Do with Reason and Logic
People who can’t see images in their minds challenge an old philosophical standby
The Challenges of Writing in Space
With the recent auction of arguably the most famous pen ever used off-Earth, we take a moment to reflect on the evolution of such cosmic utensils
NASA Satellite Map Shows Stifling Heat Dome Squatting Over the United States
And now it’s come for the East Coast
This Is the Oldest Amber Ever Found
It dripped from a tree in China about 385 million years ago
New, Orange-Lipped Monkey Discovered in Africa
It’s one of only a handful of new monkey species identified on the continent in the last 75 years
Do Fossils Belong in Mansions or Museums?
The record sale of a T. rex skeleton begs the question
Can a Preteen’s Reaction to a Face Predict Their Future Social Lives?
The developing brains of boys and girls light up differently when shown a face











