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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 -
What Does Evolutionary Age Have to Do with a Species’ Extinction?
Younger species of sharks and rays were more likely to die out -
Why Does My Lettuce Go Bad so Fast?
What happens when nature has a leaky raincoat
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This Meal Might Bring You to Tears
Experimental psychologist Charles Spence on how our senses shape how we eat
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These “Living Rocks” Are Living It Up
Unassuming ancient microbe communities are surprisingly skilled at storing away lots of carbon
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Monster Stars Roamed the Cosmos at the Dawn of Time
“A bit like dinosaurs on Earth—they were enormous and primitive”
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Does Your Personality Put You At a Higher Risk of Dying?
Taking stock of your foibles could extend your life
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These Fatal Gauntlets Kill Thousands of Endangered Seabirds Every Year
Study maps the deadly areas where birds cross paths with fishing vessels -
These Baby Stars Have Mysterious Companions
The Gaia telescope peeked through gas and dust to pick out the possible beginnings of new planets around infant stars -
Why Is Spain Spinning?
It isn’t because the Iberian Peninsula is dizzy -
What Makes Someone Good at Reading the Room?
Those who have this special skill may be better at weighing ambiguous cues -
Tiny Hints of Soldier Stomach Troubles in Roman Britain
Sediment from a Roman military settlement revealed traces of parasites that trigger gastrointestinal distress, despite efforts to keep the ancient encampment clean