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What Cheese Mold Can Teach Us About Evolution
Love and gene disruption in a Vermont aging cave
Forget Scarecrows and Sprays. This Tiny Falcon Keeps Cherry Crops Safe
Some Michigan farmers turn to kestrels to chase off smaller birds that eat and defile their crops
Why Some Volcanoes Don’t Explode
A new explanation for oddly calm lava flows is a little like stirring honey in a jar
These Rabbit-Size Marsupials Have Chomping Superpowers
Australian rat kangaroos can crack nuts that would break the jaws of most animals
Easter Island Statue Construction Wasn’t a Top-Down Affair
New research reveals moai creation was a decentralized process
The Seven Sisters Get 3,000 New Siblings
New research into the Pleiades points to a crowded stellar nursery
What’s Your City’s Hoofprint?
A new study measures the impact meat eating has on the planet, one city at a time
Scientists Gaze Into the Heart of a Cosmic Vampire
New research into white dwarfs could help us measure our universe
Was Dark Matter Just Detected for the First Time?
“If this is correct, to the extent of my knowledge, it would mark the first time humanity has ‘seen’ dark matter.”
This Huge Ocean Beast Shifts Sharks’ Evolutionary Timeline
Fossils from a 3-ton shark unearthed in northern Australia suggests these creatures grew into massive, fearsome predators earlier than previously thought
The Five Eras of the Human Brain
Our neural command centers evolve through predictable major turning points from birth to death
