Bob Grant

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    Watch a Moth Drink Moose Tears

    Researchers recorded the nocturnal insects sipping from the massive mammal’s ducts for the first time

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    Rabies Virus Helps Map Psilocybin’s Brain Altering Effects

    The deadly pathogen is adept at jumping between neurons, making it an ideal tracer to reveal how connections change after a dose of psilocybin in mice

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    The Table Condiment That Powers Plant-Eating Giants

    Some parts of Africa lack megaherbivores—salt scarcity in the environment could explain why

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    Does Anger Aggravate Pain?

    The surprising connection between feelings of injustice and bodily aches

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    Satellite Photobombing Is Disrupting Space Telescope Astronomy

    Yet another peril of a teeming low Earth orbit

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    Did Volcanoes Spark the Black Death?

    New research points the finger for precipitating Europe’s most deadly pandemic at scores of massive eruptions

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    Here’s Why Some Insomniacs Can’t Sleep

    Downshifting from the noise of the day is easier for some than others

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    Can You Read Pain on a Horse’s Face?

    Likely not, according to science

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    The Benefits of Social Media Detox

    Could a break from the liking, following, and subscribing salve the mental health of young people?

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    Earth’s Nastiest Neighbor Was Closer Than We Thought

    The Mars-size object that smashed into our planet and made the moon came from the inner solar system