| July 18, 2018 |
Ticks By Mail
- Scientists ask volunteers to share their ticks.
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| July 17, 2018 |
Cancer vs. Cancer
- Turning cancer cells into cancer-fighting machines.
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| July 16, 2018 |
Lost Whales
- Whales used the Mediterranean as breeding grounds during ancient Roman times.
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| July 13, 2018 |
Drumming Cockatoos
- Researchers discover that cockatoos use sticks and seed pods to drum out rhythms on tree limbs.
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| July 12, 2018 |
Tracking Kissing Bugs
- Miniature transmitters help scientists track a blood-sucking pest.
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| July 11, 2018 |
Spider Ballooning
- Spiders sail through the air on electrical currents.
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| July 10, 2018 |
Lego Nerve Gas Detector
- Chemists design a mobile, affordable nerve gas detector out of Lego bricks.
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| July 9, 2018 |
Orangutan Resilience
- Orangutans may be more resilient to human disturbance than once thought.
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| July 6, 2018 |
North American Dogs
- What happened to ancient American dogs, and where did they come from in the first place?
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| July 5, 2018 |
Moral Stimulation
- Electricity may charge up our moral character.
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| July 4, 2018 |
Oral Insecticides
- An oral pesticide could turn the tables on biting insects.
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| July 3, 2018 |
Microbial Protein Feed
- Could microorganisms be the key to producing more sustainable protein for the growing human population?
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| July 2, 2018 |
Lifespan Limits
- When it comes to lifespan, do humans have a fixed finish line?
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| June 29, 2018 |
Small Town Archaeology
- A town square offers a trove of archaeological discoveries.
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| June 28, 2018 |
eDermis
- Synthetic skin can restore a richer sense of touch to prosthetic limb users.
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| June 27, 2018 |
Anteater Diet
- How giant anteaters get enough food into their tiny mouths to survive.
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| June 26, 2018 |
Songbird Culture
- How a small songbird’s cultural traditions persist for more than a thousand years.
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| June 25, 2018 |
Daily Tweet Cycle
- Can tweets reveal how thoughts and moods shift throughout the day?
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| June 22, 2018 |
North American Sea
- The enormous sea that once covered North America formed more recently than was thought.
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| June 21, 2018 |
Not-So-Busy Bees
- Bees take a break from work every night, even when the sun never sets.
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| June 20, 2018 |
Disoriented Alzheimer’s
- Research into the brain's compass may help diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease.
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| June 19, 2018 |
Stem Cell Umbrellas
- Pigmented cells shade blood producing cells from sun damage in the kidneys of fish.
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| June 18, 2018 |
Bees Smell Flowers
- Flowers produce invisible smell patterns on their surfaces to lure bees in.
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| June 15, 2018 |
Night Shift Animals
- Many mammals avoid humans by seeking the cover of night.
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| June 14, 2018 |
Water from Power Plants
- Engineers harvest freshwater from power plants.
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| June 13, 2018 |
Sleeping Fur Seals
- How fur seals' unusual pattern of REM sleep helps sleep researchers.
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| June 12, 2018 |
Minority Opinion Persuasion
- How many voices does it take to effect change?
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| June 11, 2018 |
Pollution, Fungi, and Trees
- Pollution could be short-circuiting a mutualistic relationship between trees and fungi.
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| June 8, 2018 |
Bats & Pitcher Plants
- The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.
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| June 7, 2018 |
Bombardier Beetle Engineering
- The secret behind a beetle’s ability to shoot rapid pulses of high temperature toxins.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Bacteria-Busting Robot
- Researchers design tiny robots to battle antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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| June 5, 2018 |
Low-Impact Eating
- A new report details the impacts of foods and how they're produced.
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| June 4, 2018 |
Biohybrid Robot
- Merging living muscle with synthetic bones.
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| June 1, 2018 |
Ingestible Medical Sensors
- A capsule combines engineered bacteria and microchips to monitor the GI tract.
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| May 31, 2018 |
Crops and Climate Change
- High levels of CO2 may reduce levels of crop nutrients.
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| May 30, 2018 |
Baby Translator
- A new app helps parents interpret the meaning of their babies' cries.
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| May 29, 2018 |
Green-Blooded Lizards
- Some lizards thrive despite a toxic pigment that turns their blood green.
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| May 28, 2018 |
Chimpanzee Nest Microbes
- Are ape beds cleaner than ours?
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| May 25, 2018 |
Brain Gaming
- A video game helps neuroscientists discover new types of brain cells.
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| May 24, 2018 |
Wet Plastic
- Why do some things dry in the dishwasher while others stay stubbornly wet?
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| May 23, 2018 |
Malaria Odor
- Distinctive odor compounds may help doctors find out who is infected with malaria.
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| May 22, 2018 |
Our Insect-Eating Ancestors
- What did our mammalian ancestors eat during the age of the dinosaurs? The answer might bug you.
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| May 21, 2018 |
Sea Snail Memory Transfer
- What if you could have someone else’s memories?
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| May 18, 2018 |
Mountain Legacy Project
- Scientists are using the science of computer vision to document climate change in the Rocky Mountains.
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| May 17, 2018 |
Cuckoo Bees
- The surprising behavior and diversity of bees.
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| May 16, 2018 |
Mental Microbes
- Growing up on a farm could help protect people from certain disorders.
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| May 15, 2018 |
Shrimp-Inspired Navigation
- The mantis shrimp’s ability to see circular polarized light inspires an underwater GPS system.
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| May 14, 2018 |
Grey Hair & Immune System
- A new study suggests that turning grey could be related to the immune system.
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| May 11, 2018 |
Dolphins at Play
- Dolphins’ seemingly adorable antics may not actually be all fun and games to them.
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| May 10, 2018 |
Babies Listen to Babies
- Babies prefer the sound of other babies to their own parents’ vocalizations.
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