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AI’s Innate Bias Against Animals
Chatbots and robots are a setback to animal welfare—but have the potential to be a step forward -
These Slimy Fish May Have Helped Us Hone Our Sense of Smell
Sophisticated scent seems to have evolved earlier than previously thought -
Call Your Grandparents This Holiday Season—for Their Health
Everyday conversations across generations may boost older adults’ sense of purpose -
One of World’s Rarest Cats Has Finally Resurfaced
Behold the first sightings of a flat-headed cat in Thailand in 30 Years -
Tasting Tomorrow
Can we eat local on a warming planet?
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The Problem With Vaccination Shortfalls in Livestock
Global rates are too low to prevent disease spread
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This Big Space Sandwich Broke a Record
A particularly massive and chaotic baby planetary system captured in exquisite detail
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How All Those Forever Chemicals End Up on Your Plate
Apex predators and people may get the highest doses
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Eat Like a Neanderthal
Science-inspired recipes to help you dine like our evolutionary cousins -
The Taste of Prehistory
Three recipes our Neanderthal cousins might have enjoyed -
How to Tell if Someone’s Really Listening
The eyes adjust to help us focus as we chat -
Did Humans or Climate Push the Neanderthals Over the Edge?
A new model of what went down in one of the Neanderthals’ last holdouts -
Is the Mistletoe That inspires Holiday Smooching A Menace to Trees?
Study shows that parasitic mistletoe doesn’t hurt host trees in Oregon